UBS Arena was built to make money, of course, and to give Islanders fans and players a nice, new rink to call their own.
But naturally, it would be a bonus for all concerned if the new barn provided the sort of home-ice edge for which Nassau Coliseum was known in its "Fort Neverlose" glory days.
In its earliest weeks, that did not go so well. The Islanders christened UBS on Nov. 20 with a COVID-19-ravaged lineup that lost to the Flames, 5-2, and went 0-5-2 in their first seven games there.
That was not in the blueprints for the $1.