did some more prying.. both sides are interested... talks are on going.. luukko wants a hockey operations role as well as being in charge of new arena operations... their is mutual interest from all parties
- Dan Petriw

Thanks again Dan! I like the sound of this. I would think Peter wants to do more than just the new building.

why does pulock have to be protected when he's played less than 20 nhl games? never mind...3 yr pro

why does pulock have to be protected when he's played less than 20 hnl games?
- nyislsbossy

Third year pro

why does pulock have to be protected when he's played less than 20 nhl games? never mind...3 yr pro
- nyislsbossy

EK has Travis Green to the Canucks. With the Isles luck he will be a star.

EK has Travis Green to the Canucks. With the Isles luck he will be a star.
- ses111

Bob McKenzie‏Verified account @TSNBobMcKenzie 1h1 hour ago

VAN close to finalizing contract with Travis Green to be new head coach. Assuming no last-minute hiccups, announcement in next day or two.

It's legitimate.

Bob McKenzie‏Verified account @TSNBobMcKenzie 1h1 hour ago

VAN close to finalizing contract with Travis Green to be new head coach. Assuming no last-minute hiccups, announcement in next day or two.

It's legitimate.
- eichiefs9

Had to think he would get one of these jobs.

EK has Travis Green to the Canucks. With the Isles luck he will be a star.
- ses111

not with that roster

not with that roster
- Dan Petriw

True Dan. They have a lot of work to do. Hopefully Travis gets the time the last coach did not get.

- Upstate_isles

Must be hockeyman's front lawn....

Must be hockeyman's front lawn....
- JohnScammo

I was thinking something similar. That's a dry heat.

I was thinking something similar. That's a dry heat.
- ses111

I've heard that, too, ses. It makes the climate very pleasant, I hear.

I've heard that, too, ses. It makes the climate very pleasant, I hear.
- JohnScammo

That gif could also be the Barclay center if the Isles do not have a very good offseason.

That gif could also be the Barclay center if the Isles do not have a very good offseason.
- ses111

Or maybe the NVMC $40/event parking lot after Belmont Arena gets built.

Or maybe the NVMC $40/event parking lot after Belmont Arena gets built.
- JohnScammo

Still cannot believe that $40 parking nonsense.

Still cannot believe that $40 parking nonsense.
- ses111

They were raising them every event at the end. I ended up doing the park at Nassau college trick it got so nuts.

But, as the number of eliminated teams grow, they look to New York and ask, “Where are we going with John Tavares?”

Let me re-iterate a long-standing belief: that, all things being equal, Tavares’s preference is to stay. But he craves winning and we are approaching a landmark moment in his situation — an indication of whether or not he is willing to sign an extension on July 1.

The Islanders have been working hard to prepare their pitch. Doug Weight was installed as permanent head coach days after guiding them on a late-season push to the edge of the playoffs. Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed last week that the team will submit a bid to New York State in an attempt to build a new rink at Belmont Park. As John Shannon reported, owners Jon Ledecky and Scott Malkin were at Air Canada Centre for Game 6 of the Washington/Toronto series, getting a look at the facility.

Since the two men gained majority control over the club last summer, the Islanders have spent almost a year gathering information on their operations. Most of us expected a change, but GM Garth Snow received a renewed vote of confidence. Some sources have described Snow’s safety in even stronger terms than that, but this is a crazy business so you have to be careful.

Weight’s ascension certainly played a role. He and Snow have worked together for years, and the coach would definitely feel more comfortable with him than an unknown entity. The Islanders also received favourable reviews of the GM’s work when they asked around. I reported last week that they hired someone to solicit opinions for them, but a couple of sources disputed that, saying they were provided with the names of good people to query. Whatever the case, they asked a lot of questions.

The fact Snow got good reviews surprised me for one reason: In life, if you give people the chance to speak anonymously about someone else, it’s usually Carving Time.




29. As Chris Botta reported on Twitter, it is expected that Peter Luukko will leave Florida to join the Islanders as point man on the team’s new arena. The NHL loves Luukko, who previously worked in Philadelphia and navigated the Panthers’ new lease deal with Broward County. He is also co-chairman of Oak View Group, a key partner in the Islanders’ arena plan.

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Must be hockeyman's front lawn....
- JohnScammo

That's winter at his house and you know the winter is always very dry and arid. So it's a dry cold

But, as the number of eliminated teams grow, they look to New York and ask, “Where are we going with John Tavares?”

Let me re-iterate a long-standing belief: that, all things being equal, Tavares’s preference is to stay. But he craves winning and we are approaching a landmark moment in his situation — an indication of whether or not he is willing to sign an extension on July 1.

The Islanders have been working hard to prepare their pitch. Doug Weight was installed as permanent head coach days after guiding them on a late-season push to the edge of the playoffs. Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed last week that the team will submit a bid to New York State in an attempt to build a new rink at Belmont Park. As John Shannon reported, owners Jon Ledecky and Scott Malkin were at Air Canada Centre for Game 6 of the Washington/Toronto series, getting a look at the facility.

Since the two men gained majority control over the club last summer, the Islanders have spent almost a year gathering information on their operations. Most of us expected a change, but GM Garth Snow received a renewed vote of confidence. Some sources have described Snow’s safety in even stronger terms than that, but this is a crazy business so you have to be careful.

Weight’s ascension certainly played a role. He and Snow have worked together for years, and the coach would definitely feel more comfortable with him than an unknown entity. The Islanders also received favourable reviews of the GM’s work when they asked around. I reported last week that they hired someone to solicit opinions for them, but a couple of sources disputed that, saying they were provided with the names of good people to query. Whatever the case, they asked a lot of questions.

The fact Snow got good reviews surprised me for one reason: In life, if you give people the chance to speak anonymously about someone else, it’s usually Carving Time.




29. As Chris Botta reported on Twitter, it is expected that Peter Luukko will leave Florida to join the Islanders as point man on the team’s new arena. The NHL loves Luukko, who previously worked in Philadelphia and navigated the Panthers’ new lease deal with Broward County. He is also co-chairman of Oak View Group, a key partner in the Islanders’ arena plan.

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- eichiefs9

Thanks chief! I still hope Garth could be in trouble if Peter Luukko gets the job. I would not leave sunny Florida though unless I was in charge of hockey Ops as well if I were Peter.

That's winter at his house and you know the winter is always very dry and arid. So it's a dry cold
- Upstate_isles

Love the tumbleweed....... hockeyman puts lights on it and it's his Christmas tree.

he isn't making the roster or signing the free agents.. he is running an arena... big difference... not everything is doom and gloom..
- Dan Petriw

Trust me, I'd love nothing more than to be optimistic. But I doubt Luukko has ever dealt with the likes of the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County. Not to mention the NIMBYs, who think they're still living in 1950's Long Island, pop up like weeds when anyone tries to do anything progressive around here. I sure hope I'm wrong, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Trust me, I'd love nothing more than to be optimistic. But I doubt Luukko has ever dealt with the likes of the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County. Not to mention the NIMBYs, who think they're still living in 1950's Long Island, pop up like weeds when anyone tries to do anything progressive around here. I sure hope I'm wrong, but I'll believe it when I see it.
- PeteM

Shouldn't they all be dying soon?

Thanks chief! I still hope Garth could be in trouble if Peter Luukko gets the job. I would not leave sunny Florida though unless I was in charge of hockey Ops as well if I were Peter.
- ses111

Being named President could be his end-game here. Who knows, maybe Ledecky and Malkin are just going to appease Tavares by keeping Weight/Snow on and then once he signs they'll pull the rug right out from under everyone. No, that's not a serious comment...but not a whole lot else to talk about these days.

Being named President could be his end-game here. Who knows, maybe Ledecky and Malkin are just going to appease Tavares by keeping Weight/Snow on and then once he signs they'll pull the rug right out from under everyone. No, that's not a serious comment...but not a whole lot else to talk about these days.
- eichiefs9

It really should be his endgame. Just running the new building does not seem enough to me. Maybe keeping Weigh/Garth to appease JT is not crazy? Makes more sense than anything else.