Turn it up.
At noon today, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is expected to separate from its foundation, achieve liftoff, break through the Earth's atmosphere and reach orbit thanks to propulsion created by the sheer amount of kinetic energy of 16,000 screaming fans inside its core. All while a professional hockey game is being played within it.
Or something like that. Anything else will be considered a failure.
- Arthur Staple's notebook includes bits on Johnny Boychuk, Thomas Hickey and a sorta update on Mikhail Grabovski.
- By the time you read this, another Islanders stick will be broken.