Welcome, Brooklyn Islanders...in 2015

Concept courtesy of Icethetics

Given the lockout of the NHL, there hasn't been much to talk about as far as the professional leagues go...until yesterday.  The New York Islanders will be moving into the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in 2015, or around the time their lease for the Nassau Coliseum will expire.  At this point, the Islanders are going to keep their logos and color scheme (hopefully by then, the black jerseys will be phased out completely), but the move is three years away, so anything can happen.  For all we know, the Islanders could be following suit with their future fellow tenants in the newly christened Brooklyn (ex-New Jersey) Nets.  As for the arena they will be playing in, the arena is far better suited for basketball than it will be for hockey, and the arena will likely seat 15,000, at best for hockey.  However, if the Islanders can get the support the Winnipeg Jets got last year (the MTS Centre seats about 15,550), then it won't matter how many people the arena can seat.  Since Charles Wang is still in charge (at this point), the odds of that aren't looking great.  The Islanders will certainly be in a brighter spot of the New York City area, as Brooklyn seems to be the place to be once again after the Dodgers left town in the late 1950's.  What the team does with that spotlight however, is the one thing that remains to be seen.  For now, the Islanders are being talked about for something other than screwing up something.