The New York Islanders' decades-long history of poor ownership, poor executives and poor players should not be held against John Tavares, one of the few bright players who has methodically done everything he can to turn the franchise around.
The Lighthouse was quite possibly just a foolish dream. It was never clear where some of the funds would come from; Wang never stopped claiming that he had enough funds to build it even as time...
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano plans "a major Economic Development and Job Creation Plan to build a world-class sports-entertainment destination center," which just might be the answer for the Islanders' decades-long arena issue.
