THE RUMORS BEGAN WHEN THE ISLANDERS CONFIRMED THEY WERE GOING TO PLAY AN EXHIBITION GAME IN KANSAS CITY. THEY WILL ALSO BE HOLDING TRAINING CAMP IN CENTRAL CANADA. I THINK IT IS A PLOY BY THE OWNER TO GET QUICKER APPROVAL ON THE LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT WHICH WOULD REFURBISH THEIR ARENA WITHING A MALL TYPE AREA WITH STORES, AMUSMENT PARK, RESTURANTS ETC. THEY NEED THAT BAD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD EVER ROOT FOR THE RANGERS WITH PASSION AFTER HATING THEM FOR SO MANY YEARS. I GREW UP WITH TO THOUGHT THAT "RANGERS FANS SHOULD HAVE FORKS STUCK IN THERE EYES. JUST KIDDING! THAT ISN'T SERVERE ENOUGH." OF COURSE IT WAS ALL IN JEST, BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS BETWEEN RANGER AND ISLANDERS FANS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS THE BEST RIVALRY IN ALL OF SPORTS.
MAPLE - I DISAGREE ABOUT THERE BEING TOO MANY TEAMS. WITH PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD I THINK THE NHL CAN SUPPORT THE TEAMS.
I DO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE SHOOT OUT. I'D RATHER SEE A 10 MINUTE OVERTIME, GET RID OF THE SHOOTOUT AND IF THE GAME ENDS IN A TIE, SO BE IT. AFTER 70 MINUTES THEY PLAYED EACHOTHER EVENLY, BOTH GET A POINT.
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