Islanders ownership is trying to extinguish the ire of an inflamed fan base through repeated prepared statements.
Co-owner Jon Ledecky released a 245-word letter to fans via the team’s Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon, a day after opening a news conference at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow with a 203-word prepared statement and then leaving the podium without taking questions from the media.
The theme in each was the same: This season’s performance was disappointing and ownership is taking accountability for it.
A request by Newsday to interview Ledecky on Tuesday was denied by the Islanders.