THE BROOKLYN ISLANDERS!!!!!!

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,881
    How pissed off are the 13,000 fans that actually attended games at the old dump last year and now have to dick around and go to Brooklyn to see games?
    This is a good move for a few years and if the team doesnt win then this will be a bad move and they will average even less than the 13k from last year.

    Have you looked at their roster? Holy shit, they were lucky to pull 13k last year, they are awful.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Gary Carter wrote:
    Joe Lewis Arena is old and dump, but players play there cause of a stable ownership whose committed to winning.
    The Joe just needs to add more toilets.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Now that I think about it, for Islanders fans, at least they didn't move to Kansas City or the great white north. Also works well for the local taxpayers.
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  • 81
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    Jason P wrote:
    Gary Carter wrote:
    Joe Lewis Arena is old and dump, but players play there cause of a stable ownership whose committed to winning.
    The Joe just needs to add more toilets.

    I love the Joe.

    my favorite hockey arena hands down, and i hate the wings.
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,901
    lukin2006 wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    I wonder if they change their name/jerseys, that's what I'm most curious about at this point as I don't have a dog in this fight.

    I was just thinking the same thing...will it be Brooklyn Islanders or Brooklyn ........

    I hope they go with the name Brooklyn at least.

    But only 14 500, if they ever start winning again...those tickets will be hard to come by.


    :lol::lol::lol: you say that like winning is a possibility.... that's about as likely as Dipietro playing more than 20 games in a season AND posting a GAA <3:lol:
    Jason P wrote:
    The Joe just needs to add more toilets.

    Yea... enough to stuff all their fans down and wash them into lake michigan with the rest of the turds... :P

    grrr... wings fans... I wonder how many of you will dissappear when the team has a losing season again... I swear I didn't know a single wings fan before the 96-97 season... and now I can't beat them off with a stick...
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  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    25 year lease starting in 2015-16 season.

    what a long goodbye out on hempstead tpke.

    :corn:

    now if theyd only play
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    I call bullshit.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    shep wrote:
    grrr... wings fans... I wonder how many of you will dissappear when the team has a losing season again...
    What's a losing season?

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  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
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    No lower bowl( ice level ) seats behind 1 goal.

    Will be the worst arena for hockey with the worst possible sight lines.
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Bathgate66 wrote:
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    No lower bowl( ice level ) seats behind 1 goal.

    Will be the worst arena for hockey with the worst possible sight lines.
    :wtf:
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    :sick:
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Better chart.
    All white on the left is non seated area.

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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Better chart.
    All white on the left is non seated area.

    barclays-center-seating-chart.jpg?w=551&h=381
    Why wouldn't they use the upper deck?
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    my god thats horrible.... :lol:


    they can even fuck this up
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    How bad does KC feel they couldn't wrestle this franchise away from this?
  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    DS1119 wrote:
    How bad does KC feel they couldn't wrestle this franchise away from this?

    It could've been a perfect fit too with the royals and chiefs they would've have the market cornered on shitty franchises.
  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    may as well put a rink inside jones beach ampitheatre.
    horrible !
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,901
    Bronx Bombers wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    How bad does KC feel they couldn't wrestle this franchise away from this?

    It could've been a perfect fit too with the royals and chiefs they would've have the market cornered on shitty franchises.

    :lol::lol::lol:

    golden post.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Supposedly Phoenix has a similar issue where 4,200 seats can't see the opposite goal.
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  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Better chart.
    All white on the left is non seated area.

    barclays-center-seating-chart.jpg?w=551&h=381

    Still wondering if this is a final play by Wang. Quite frankly, those blaming ownership aren't seeing the entire picture. He has tried to get a new arena with up to 75% private financing, but the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County keeps turning him down (though, the Nassau County top executive has been willing to play ball - err.. I mean puck). He wants to revitilize the entire area, including bringing additional jobs to the area, but again - not enough.

    Who in their right mind would want to play in that arena? It's a dump and completely outdated.

    As for the fans - who can blame them either. What team (other than the Rangers) sell out their arena when the team sucks year after year?

    So, Nassau County loses the only professional sports team on what's considered Long Island (though, Brooklyn - and Queens - is physically on Long Island), and the region loses thousands of jobs. Again - this was not an owner asking for massive public funding. Yes, he wanted some. But, hell - he was bringing something in return.

    He waited, and waited, and waited. Stupid politicians.

    (Though, I can't see them selling out in Brooklyn - I mean - really? You couldn't sell tickets on Long Island where there's a small, but thriving hockey community and you think you're joining Jay-Z in Brooklyn to sell tickets vs. the most rabid fan base in all of sports? So, I do wonder if there's an out in this thing if Nassau County comes through in the next 6-12 months or something like that. Playing in an arena with only 2/3rds seat access makes no sense).
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.

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