Well, according to Sun Media, the chances of relocation in the future is a very strong possibility.
Last night, Nassau County taxpayers rejected a plan to use $400 million of taxpayers money for a new arena that was hoped to be built in four years time, when the Islanders’ current lease with Nassau Coliseum expires. Additionally, a minor league baseball park was hoped to be built as well.
The popularity of the Islanders is very low not only in the box office, where they only averaged just over 11,000 fans per game, but on the ice as well. The Islanders have not made the playoffs since 2006-07, and haven’t won a playoff series since 1993, a sad state for a team that was so dominant in the early 1980′s when they won four straight Stanley Cups.
It was another solid week in the world of sports, and we are once again here to break it all down for you! On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame: Ryan Smyth’s return to Edmonton and the accompanying controversy, a look at which Free Agents are still looking for work and a thumbs up to the Edmonton Eskimos!
In the GABBYs: Derek Jeter hits 3,000, Wladimir Klitschko fires back at David Haye, jersey swapping at the Women’s World Cup, Tiger Woods and Michael Vick.
It’s been an interesting week for jersey gaffes hasn’t it?
The Buffalo News reported last week that forward Rob Niedermayer went a full three games (and three different jerseys) with his name misspelled before someone pointed it out to him. While it wasn’t quite as high profile as the NHL’s “Nick Lindstrom” slip-up at the 2008 Awards Show, it’s still pretty bad because it happened on the ice.
At least he had a jersey to wear though!
Yahoo’s junior hockey blog Buzzing the Net brings us this hilarious fail: The WHL’s Vancouver Giants forgot their jerseys when they headed to Kamloops to face the Blazers on Saturday…so what did they do? (more…)
On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Lightning tried to solidify their goaltending by acquiring Dwayne Roloson from the New York Islanders for minor league defenceman Ty Wishart.
The Lightning are currently tied with the Washington Capitals for first place in the Southeast Division with 51 points.
The deal makes complete sense for the Lightning, who lead the NHL by only giving up 27.5 shots per game, but have given up the third most goals in the NHL at 122.
Roloson, who played for the Edmonton Oilers from 2006-09, was traded from Minnesota to Edmonton in 2006 under very similar circumstances. The Oilers back in 2006 were among the best teams in the NHL for giving up the fewest shots, but had terrible goaltending in the regular season from Ty Conklin and Jussi Markkanen, so Oilers GM Kevin Lowe went out and acquired Roloson for a first and third round draft pick.
With last week’s signing of Stanley Cup winning goaltender Antti Niemi, it would seem like the San Jose Sharks will contend for the cup once again this year.
Have they finally put all the pieces together to transform their team from contender to champion? This writer does not believe so, and as such, I have decided to take a look back at some other very good teams that for whatever reasons, year-in and year-out, just simply could not get it done:
Could the New York Islanders be on the move?
It’s been an interesting week for jersey gaffes hasn’t it?
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