New York Islanders: Wins and Losses, What Will it matter?

I am quite surprised at the lack of response and interest from the fans that I speak to, my readers on this site, as well as my fellow NYI Blog Boxers to the issue that it is a very good possibility that the Islanders days on Long Island are numbered. Let's go back in time to the other areas around the NHL who thought they could get away without building or renovating a new arena. Who thought they could get away with having a putrid on-ice product for extended periods, and asking the fans to swallow major league ticket prices for what amounts to an overall minor league product from top to bottom. The Winnipeg Jets move to Phoenix... Phoenix? That hockey hotbed. The Winnipeg Jets franchise had a huge following in Winnipeg but wound up being the victim of the NHL playoff structure of the time. They were in the same division as the powerhouse Edmonton Oilers franchise in their heyday, as well as the Calgary Flames. Meaning that if the Jets were going to make it to the semifinals, they had to go ... (link)