Comments on: SPECIAL REPORT: LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT at STOP? http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/ NHL hockey blogosphere of your favorite team rumors, trades, opinion, recaps, previews and news Sun, 20 May 2012 16:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nick Giglia http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 Nick Giglia Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:30:03 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=7741#comment-1591 Jason - to be fair, Nassau County selected and voted approval for the Lighthouse - not the Town.  You can criticize the Town for refusing to involve itself in the negotiations, which have been ongoing for years.  I think it's unconscionable that we've gone this far and have no idea what the Town is thinking. In the same vein, the Lighthouse needs to step up.  At times it feels like we want this more than they do. Jason – to be fair, Nassau County selected and voted approval for the Lighthouse – not the Town.  You can criticize the Town for refusing to involve itself in the negotiations, which have been ongoing for years.  I think it’s unconscionable that we’ve gone this far and have no idea what the Town is thinking.
In the same vein, the Lighthouse needs to step up.  At times it feels like we want this more than they do.

]]> By: Jason http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/comment-page-1/#comment-1590 Jason Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:03:10 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=7741#comment-1590 It is a shame that the team is moving in the right direction.  But, by the time they get really good they probably will not be here anymore.  I blame both sides.  Wang for being Stubborn.  But, also murray.  The TOH voted for the LH to be the developers.  They couldve voted for something else a long time ago.  And I think traffic is a lame excuse.  Murray couldve met with the LH more in he beginning and let them know what she thought would be acceptable. It is a shame that the team is moving in the right direction.  But, by the time they get really good they probably will not be here anymore.  I blame both sides.  Wang for being Stubborn.  But, also murray.  The TOH voted for the LH to be the developers.  They couldve voted for something else a long time ago.  And I think traffic is a lame excuse.  Murray couldve met with the LH more in he beginning and let them know what she thought would be acceptable.

]]> By: TPJM22 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/comment-page-1/#comment-1589 TPJM22 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:59:55 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=7741#comment-1589 1 - Wang could sell to the Russian/Ratner, he wouldn't have to lease in Brooklyn. 2 - If  Wang did lease in Brooklyn, he'd be dealing primarily with the Russian not Ratner. 3 - Get a clue.  Wang won't talk about this in public or to NYI fans.  He spoke yesterday for NHL BOG meeting.  See below - "New York Islanders owner Charles Wang stopped on his way into the meeting and took a couple questions about the uncertain future of his team after an Oct. 3 deadline passed with no decision on the Lighthouse project that would see a new arena built on Long Island. Wang acknowledged that he's taking calls from people interested in bringing the Islanders to their city, but declined to identify them: "I don't want to do this in the press. You understand." He was noncommittal when asked if the team still have a future in Long Island. "Yeah, I hope so," said Wang. "Whatever happens, happens."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=510056&cmpid=rss-News%20in%20English" rel="nofollow">http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=510056&...%20in%20English</a> NYI BELONG IN BROOKLYN OR QUEENS NOT LONG ISLAND!!!!! <!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_730619-->   1 – Wang could sell to the Russian/Ratner, he wouldn’t have to lease in Brooklyn.
2 – If  Wang did lease in Brooklyn, he’d be dealing primarily with the Russian not Ratner.
3 – Get a clue.  Wang won’t talk about this in public or to NYI fans.  He spoke yesterday for NHL BOG meeting.  See below -
“New York Islanders owner Charles Wang stopped on his way into the meeting and took a couple questions about the uncertain future of his team after an Oct. 3 deadline passed with no decision on the Lighthouse project that would see a new arena built on Long Island.

Wang acknowledged that he’s taking calls from people interested in bringing the Islanders to their city, but declined to identify them: “I don’t want to do this in the press. You understand.”

He was noncommittal when asked if the team still have a future in Long Island.

“Yeah, I hope so,” said Wang. “Whatever happens, happens.”

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=510056&amp;…%20in%20English

NYI BELONG IN BROOKLYN OR QUEENS NOT LONG ISLAND!!!!!

 

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]]> By: MJS http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/comment-page-1/#comment-1587 MJS Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:18:55 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=7741#comment-1587 As much as Wang wouldn't want to be Ratner's tenant he wants to be a Nassau County tenant even less. If he can work out an even half way decent lease with Ratner/Brooklyn Wang could actually end up making money again. Either way, it is apparent that Brooklyn is less shortsighted than Hempstead. That would be a cheap easy move for Wang to pull off too, so yes, if the team is to move, Brooklyn or Queens would be desirable destinations, at least as far as the fans are concerned. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4746257 As much as Wang wouldn’t want to be Ratner’s tenant he wants to be a Nassau County tenant even less. If he can work out an even half way decent lease with Ratner/Brooklyn Wang could actually end up making money again. Either way, it is apparent that Brooklyn is less shortsighted than Hempstead. That would be a cheap easy move for Wang to pull off too, so yes, if the team is to move, Brooklyn or Queens would be desirable destinations, at least as far as the fans are concerned.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4746257

]]> By: SPECIAL REPORT: LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT at STOP? | Hockey Independent | All Topics Blog http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/comment-page-1/#comment-1585 SPECIAL REPORT: LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT at STOP? | Hockey Independent | All Topics Blog Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:01:36 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=7741#comment-1585 [...] The Canadian Press wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAbout the Author: B.D. Gallof is a published writer and hockey blogger. He is also one of the charter members of the NY Islander’s Blog Box program. He was the NY Islanders blogger for Hockeybuzz.com from 2007 till the beginning of 2009 … [...] [...] The Canadian Press wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAbout the Author: B.D. Gallof is a published writer and hockey blogger. He is also one of the charter members of the NY Islander’s Blog Box program. He was the NY Islanders blogger for Hockeybuzz.com from 2007 till the beginning of 2009 … [...]

]]> By: KO21 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/comment-page-1/#comment-1582 KO21 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:30:07 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=7741#comment-1582 I fear what that answer might be... I fear what that answer might be…

]]> By: KO21 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/comment-page-1/#comment-1581 KO21 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:27:40 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=7741#comment-1581 Ohhh GOD!!!!!!!!!! Ohhh GOD!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Adam Malmut http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/bdgallof/7741/comment-page-1/#comment-1580 Adam Malmut Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:25:46 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=7741#comment-1580 BD, It <em>is</em> Wang's mess. There's a lot of <em>could be</em> situations happening here. I can start to roll off maybe's like - 1. Maybe there is a financially gripe with one of the partners (RXR Rechler or Charles B. Wang) - after all, business is business and when there are partners, less gets done in a timely manner if at all. Or 2. Maybe there is more to the Brooklyn story than we all thought before. Or 3. Maybe this is an intentional delay because they have found faults in the traffic planning. I can continue on, but it would be nice for Islanders fans and more importantly Nassau County residents to get a straight answer. And a straight answer from the horses mouth. BD,
It is Wang’s mess. There’s a lot of could be situations happening here. I can start to roll off maybe’s like – 1. Maybe there is a financially gripe with one of the partners (RXR Rechler or Charles B. Wang) – after all, business is business and when there are partners, less gets done in a timely manner if at all. Or 2. Maybe there is more to the Brooklyn story than we all thought before. Or 3. Maybe this is an intentional delay because they have found faults in the traffic planning. I can continue on, but it would be nice for Islanders fans and more importantly Nassau County residents to get a straight answer. And a straight answer from the horses mouth.

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