The Mets Police: Flushing Islanders

Flushing Islanders

In case you missed it - there was a small flurry yesterday and frankly I forgot about it - the VP of the Queens Chamber of Commerce suggested the Islanders come to Willets Point.

Now the Isles can't go anywhere until 2015, and there's no hockey arena next to C-Field but let's pretend for a second there is (unless you want to go back to steroid talk).

Would it work?

Would fans from Suffolk trek to Queens? I don't see it. Nassau? Maybe, but I doubt it. It's kind of annoying to drive from Nassau to Queens on a weekday or Saturday between 5 and 7pm. I guess people do it for baseball.

Would you work in the city all day, go to the arena, and then head home? I don't see it, but then again I guess people do it for baseball.

Would the Nets come there? Brooklyn is a pipe dream. The Nets should cut-bait and head to Newark. Would you go see the Flushing Nets?

I'm wishy washy on this one, but I think it wouldn't work. It's better than the KC Islanders, but it's not the best choice. I still think an arena on Route 110 between the parkways is the best idea.

Anonymous said :

February 13, 2009 at 1:42 PM

I agree, the are after all the New York Islanders. They can put an arena anywhere on Long Island and stay true to their name. An arena on 110 would work.

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