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Pre Game: Flyers @ Islanders!!

Tonight from the Old barn in Hempstead Kyle Okposo and our New York Islanders will play host to Mike Richards and the Flyers.  Expect the same lineup as last night for the Islanders except Marty Biron is in net per newsdays Katie Strangs twitter account.  Below is the Flyers lineup according to Bill Meltzer from hockeybuzz:

Hartnell - Carter - Briere
Gagne- Richards- Giroux
JVR - Powe - Asham
Carcillo - Betts - Laperriere

Coburn - Pronger
Carle - Timonen
Bartulis - Syvret

Leighton
[Boucher]

Boucher rec’d a lacerated finger early last week and hasn’t played recently which is why Leighton is listed as the starter.  I wonder if we will see a fight-fest like we did last March when these teams went at it 4 different times.  Hopefully we will be able to beat the Flyers for the first time in what feels like ever and keep the momentum going.

BREAKING NEWS: Follow up story on the SMG lease situation!

Below is a link to a newsday story doing a follow up on the SMG Islanders lease situation.  Here are some of my thoughts:

1) We found out the value of the lease which is 17 million dollars.  According to the article if the Isles pay SMG 3.4 million per yr in rent plus other fees.  If the lease is broken for whatever reason the Isles would need to pay SMG the remaining value of the lease.
2) I don’t like that the Isles are able to leave now however according to the article if they break the lease then they have to pay SMG the remainder of the rent on the lease.  The county must approve a move according to the article.  That is good considering I am hard pressed seeing them approve a move knowing how much revenue they would lose.  I have heard in excess of 2 million!  How would Mr no taxes Mangano fix that? 
3) It is good to see that the Isles get all revenue from there including parking and concessions.  However SMG still handles day to day activity.  That is ashame because IMO there security is bad!

For more you can view the article by clicking the link below:

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/deal-removes-one-barrier-to-islanders-leaving-li-1.1672135

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