On a more serious note, their captain John Tavares is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. There are several teams involved in the John Tavares sweepstakes... the Islanders, of course, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Sharks, the Stars, the Bruins, and the Maple Leafs to name a few.
Over the past couple of seasons, the Islanders have called the Barclays Center home, but a new arena for the Isles is currently under construction in Belmont Park. The renovation was approved last year. For many years (as long as I've been alive), they have played their home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and many fans turned out to rock the barn on Long Island like I did. Unfortunately, the Islanders have been stuck in Brooklyn for these past few seasons. However, this upcoming season, a select 8 home games will be at the Coliseum. I remember when the Coliseum crowd would go crazy- it's a shame they had to take it all away when they moved to Brooklyn. But luckily, in 2021, the Islanders will be back on the island for good.
Well, that's all for now. Sorry it's been long! I'm back! I'll be keeping you up to date on the latest Islander developments. I'll be gone for two weeks. Hopefully, we'll have a decision on John Tavares when I get back on July 12. Let's go Islander fans! Bring Tavares back home!
