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Owner and GM on NHL Hour 12/23 respond to fans questions.
They've tried to sign a number of free agents, but those players have gone elsewhere (turning down term and $$).
Owner and GM on NHL Hour 12/23 respond to fans questions.
They've tried to sign a number of free agents, but those players have gone elsewhere (turning down term and $$).
Once Bettman opened up the program to callers, the questions from Islanders fans ran the gamut of subjects from the development of prospects to the price of attending a game. Most popular, however, was whether Wang intends to sell the team if he can't get a new arena and if it would be moved off Long Island and even out of state.
"Right now we hope that never comes to any fruition," Wang told one caller. "We're working very hard to try to keep the team on Long Island because that's my home. That's where it belongs."
Wang acknowledged that a move to Queens and a possible arena near where the Mets play at Citi Field is an option, but adamantly stated, "The team is not for sale."
Asked by another fan about his commitment in pushing the Lighthouse Project and trying to see that the Islanders succeed, Wang answered succinctly.
"I'm a hockey fan. I think it's a wonderful thing to have, as I said before, major metropolitan areas have to have major league professional teams," he said. "It's just like your house, you want to fix it up and be the nicest house you can have. And that's the way I feel about Long Island."