A relocation was inevitable from the beginning, and now both the New York Islanders & Barclays Center management will finally get their wish.
From the moment the puck dropped on Oct. 15, 2015, for the Islanders’ inaugural game in Brooklyn, criticism peppered the Islanders as a whole. Obstructed sightlines, an off-centered scoreboard, an arduous commute, and perhaps the most painful of the lot was being treated as the second fiddle to the arena’s Brooklyn Nets, whose merchandise littered the arena throughout the Isles tenure.
Relations between the two are at an all-time low, highlighted by Barclays CEO Brett Yormark’s backhand to the organization with his “rent-a-team” comment.