January 19, 2009
Newsday writer: I love the smell of move threats in the morning
I don't even know what to say about this:
Good for the Islanders for finally standing up for themselves and taking a public stand... At a time when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had no problem playing the role of the bad guy, urging the Town of Hempstead to move this along, owner Charles Wang sat on the sideline, remaining quiet.
Some praised him for refusing to play the game of public threats, of refusing to scare Islanders fans by threatening to move, but at the same time there's something to be said about saying enough is enough. We all know the Islanders have no future here if something isn't done about Nassau Coliseum. So remaining quiet while nothing was happening with his submitted plans could only last for so long.
That's Newsday sports columnist Jim Baumbach, weighing in on how the Islanders scheduling an exhibition game in Kansas City to get everyone freaked that the team will move there is refreshingly direct. You'd almost think he worked for an NHL owner - oh, wait....
—Neil deMause
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