Comments on: Gary Bettman says NHL will try to keep Islanders from moving

By: theghostofwillisreed

theghostofwillisreed — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:13:07 +0000

prokhorov has already been asked and he said he has no interest in a hockey team. never mind the fact brooklyn is rangers country. the islanders would die a painful death in brooklyn. heck, there’s not guarantee the nets draw aside from knick fans looking for cheap seats for knicks-nets games.

By: 1943mrmojorisin1971

1943mrmojorisin1971 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:56:45 +0000

“I won’t claim to be an expert bus isn’t that result a hell of a lot better than having the Quebec(or wherever) Islanders”

No it wouldn’t be, but care to explain why you think so?

By: derpdederpdederp

derpdederpdederp — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:31:33 +0000

because it’s in the states. if they fail there God forbid someone might try to move them to a market in Canada where people actually want a team. he won’t let that happen again, once is more than enough

By: derpdederpdederp

derpdederpdederp — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:28:27 +0000

of course Gary will help. an American team in trouble? he’ll do everything he can to keep them there. a Canadian team? f*ck you, you’re gone. I think Hawaii is still a pretty lucrative and untapped hockey market. maybe the Islanders will go there, they wouldn’t even need to change their name

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:28:37 +0000

theghostofwillisreed:
1-Seats don’t matter, suites do. That’s where your big money comes from and I’m sure the new arena will have plenty. Seating can be modified if need be.
2-The Nyets may not want to share now. But if Wang gets tired of dealing with the hassles, a Russian billionaire would be the first person he should talk to about selling the team.
3-NYC certainly doesn’t need 3 teams. Wang should start looking elsewhere, and Buttman should bugger off.
4-I’m glad my last name isn’t Wang. Or Buttman.

By: theghostofwillisreed

theghostofwillisreed — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:45:32 +0000

the nets have already stated that they are not interested in sharing the barclays center with a hockey team as a permanent tenant plus a spokesman stated yesterday that it would only seat roughly 14000 people for hockey making it the smallest hockey venue around with horrible sightlines.

brooklyn isn’t happening.

until the wilpons get their situation with madoff/picard sorted out, they won’t be going to queens either as the chop shop area outside of citifield would be the optimum place to put them.

so queens is unlikely as well unless things change by 2015

the islanders are either going to get something at the eleventh hour in nassau county or they’re gone.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:12:32 +0000

The locals won’t pay for a new arena. The locals won’t let Wang build it himself. Why in Hell does Buttman think they need a team? They obviously don’t want one.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:11:16 +0000

Yes, yes there is. And some reports say it’s being built to accomodate hockey as well.

By: bcjim

bcjim — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:25:45 +0000

If anyone finds my neck…please return it.

Thanks
G. Bettman

By: cavredleg15

cavredleg15 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:34:10 +0000

Isn’t there a brand new Arena being built in Brooklyn? I won’t claim to be an expert bus isn’t that result a hell of a lot better than having the Quebec(or wherever) Islanders

By: nhlbruins90

nhlbruins90 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:33:30 +0000

It’s possible the intense focus on the debt disaster in Washington influenced the result in Long Island. In this economy, it was never possible that the referendum would pass.

The best solution now seems to be Brooklyn or Queens. Why not make the most of the new arenas there, and keep the franchise close enough so the remaining Islander fans can continue to watch the team. Not a bad outcome actually.