Reason for Isles Opener on Sunday @ 6pm

[Bones45]

Well -- here it is....

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/09/22/tidal-x-benefit-concert-brooklyn/

So it looks like this is the order of priority for events @ Barclays..

1. ****** pop music
2. Nets
3. Concerts
4. Isles

And I'm sure with a a big concert event the night before, that the ice will be in tip top shape....

 

[blitzkriegs]

Looks like JayZ & Co. slapped that concert together. 20 days lead time, even for a charity event? Doesn't seem like that was the original planned concert...

As for the Isles, well, they were the primary tenant with all those family-friendly dates/times, but not enough people seemed to care, so, now they need to work around other tenants/events. Such is life when you want to be relevant...

 

[eoin92]

Well -- here it is....

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/09/22/tidal-x-benefit-concert-brooklyn/

So it looks like this is the order of priority for events @ Barclays..

1. ****** pop music
2. Nets
3. Concerts
4. Isles

And I'm sure with a a big concert event the night before, that the ice will be in tip top shape....

You forgot the dog and pony show. That beats out the isles any day of the week, and twice on Sunday's.

 

[Axel574]

Off Topic:

Does anybody know if tonight's preseason game is on TV or will it be broadcast over the radio? I'd like to see some of these young guys in action.

 

[Bones45]

Off Topic:

Does anybody know if tonight's preseason game is on TV or will it be broadcast over the radio? I'd like to see some of these young guys in action.

I dont know for sure, but if I had to take a guess, Id say neither.

 

[xECK29x]

Off Topic:

Does anybody know if tonight's preseason game is on TV or will it be broadcast over the radio? I'd like to see some of these young guys in action.

Tonight's no, the others yes.

 

[mk21]

Well -- here it is....

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/09/22/tidal-x-benefit-concert-brooklyn/

So it looks like this is the order of priority for events @ Barclays..

1. ****** pop music
2. Nets
3. Concerts
4. Isles

And I'm sure with a a big concert event the night before, that the ice will be in tip top shape....

What time would you have liked it to start?

 

[nycole]

More likely because the Ducks are busy that day.

 

[Bones45]

What time would you have liked it to start?

Friday night or Saturday afternoon / evening.

 

[BarBeauWahlDobLok]

Well -- here it is....

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/09/22/tidal-x-benefit-concert-brooklyn/

So it looks like this is the order of priority for events @ Barclays..

1. ****** pop music
2. Nets
3. Concerts
4. Isles

And I'm sure with a a big concert event the night before, that the ice will be in tip top shape....

Sorry, numBerlin 1 is "Great! Pop muic?"

 

[mk21]

Friday night or Saturday afternoon / evening.

You are aware we play at Washington on Saturday evening...

 

[nycole]

You are aware we play at Washington on Saturday evening...

The Isles are off Friday AND the arena is unbooked! Conspiracy, Illuminati confirmed.

 

[mk21]

The Isles are off Friday AND the arena is unbooked! Conspiracy, Illuminati confirmed.

Play at MSG Thursday & Wash Saturday Friday would make 3 nights in a row...I believe that violates the CBA And the C is not for conspiracy

 

[JeffNYI]

Play at MSG Thursday & Wash Saturday Friday would make 3 nights in a row...I believe that violates the CBA And the C is not for conspiracy

The CBA says if you have to play 3 games in 3 days for whatever reason then you are not required to ice the best line-up you possibly can to win the 3rd game. You can rest anyone you want for any reason..

 

[mk21]

The CBA says if you have to play 3 games in 3 days for whatever reason then you are not required to ice the best line-up you possibly can to win the 3rd game. You can rest anyone you want for any reason..

That wouldn't be an issue with our coach.

 

[Bones45]

You are aware we play at Washington on Saturday evening...

Yes, but not relevant.

 

[mk21]

Yes, but not relevant.

How is it not relevant?


If the issue is lack of Saturday home games altogether...then I am with you.

But to say the reason the home opener is on a Sunday....is a concert on a Saturday....is flawed logic.

 

[Bones45]

How is it not relevant?


If the issue is lack of Saturday home games altogether...then I am with you.

But to say the reason the home opener is on a Sunday....is a concert on a Saturday....is flawed logic.

The reason the home opener is on Sunday night is a direct result of not being the primary tenant.

Schedule your games so that the team has a proper home opener. When you are primary tenant, you have a myriad of scenarios where you can open on Saturday. When you are the step child of Manson, you get what the arena gives you.

 

[Strummergas]

The reason the home opener is on Sunday night is a direct result of not being the primary tenant.

Schedule your games so that the team has a proper home opener. When you are primary tenant, you have a myriad of scenarios where you can open on Saturday. When you are the step child of Manson, you get what the arena gives you.

Bones is lost without a dedicated Brooklyn thread.

 

[Bones45]

Bones is lost without a dedicated Brooklyn thread.

Between Brooklyn, Citifield/Belmont, and Bailey threads, I almost don't even need the team to play!!!

 

[Strummergas]

Between Brooklyn, Citifield/Belmont, and Bailey threads, I almost don't even need the team to play!!!

Well, you're not going to watch them in person anyway!

 

[Doshell Propivo]

I heard the 6 games they will play at the Coliseum every year will all be Saturday 7:05pm starts.

 

[Bones45]

Well, you're not going to watch them in person anyway!

Let the record show, that on days that I'm in city for work and there is a home game, and there is a suite available for me.... I'm down.

You know how I roll.

 

[nycole]

I heard the 6 games they will play at the Coliseum every year will all be Saturday 7:05pm starts.

Why would they have morning skates at 7PM???

 

[Islander102]

The reason the home opener is on Sunday night is a direct result of not being the primary tenant.

Schedule your games so that the team has a proper home opener. When you are primary tenant, you have a myriad of scenarios where you can open on Saturday. When you are the step child of Manson, you get what the arena gives you.

What is a "proper home opener"?

Right here, using the google, I was able to quickly find a full list of NHL home openers.

https://www.nhl.com/news/2016-17-nhl-schedule-home-openers-announced/c-280999086

Assuming a "proper home opener" is a Saturday, because that's what the Islanders always had in Nassau, it would appear that only 6 out of 30 teams are getting "proper home openers" this year. That's a really bad job by the NHL, 24 fanbases must be livid. Not only that, but 18 of the 30 home openers take place between a Monday and a Thursday, so over half the league's fanbases are going to not even have a weekend home opener of any kind. Should the league offices be burned yet?