NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The New York Islanders still have games to play at Nassau Coliseum. But that’s not stopping fans from reportedly swiping seats from the team’s soon-to-be abandoned home.
Chris Kerwin, a sports photographer for WRC-TV in Washington, claimed on Twitter that some Islanders fans walked out of Sunday’s Game 3 against the Capitals with the unique souvenirs, not paying any mind to the next ticket-holders with those same seats.
The Islanders, with a 2-1 advantage, resume their playoff series with the Capitals on Tuesday night at the Coliseum.
It looks like the team has come up with a temporary solution to the problem:
While fans are celebrating — and in many cases, mourning — the end of the Islanders’ run in Uniondale, others are souring the sendoff.