Comments on: COMEAU, DiBO, COLLITON ALL IN FOR GAME 4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Bridgeport, 7:05 pm

By: MSA

MSA — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:56:01 +0000

No need to shoot the messenger, but there is no way that Schmitt and the NC Republicans are going to just kill this, for a power grab, and to kill an opportunity for jobs, all the other benefits, etc. we all know about.

I am a longtime season ticket holder, and would be devastated if we lost the team. Especially after the pains of being a fan, the roller coaster ride of this season, and seasons past, like the good (draft pick) and the bad (coaching/GM revolving door) of the last 25 years….

I think we all have to think of the possibility that a lot of us (myself included) overestimate the broad support of this project. We all want it because it seems to make sense, and we love our team. What if the other hundreds of thousands of residents think it is too much? We wasted millions building the Seaford -Oyster Bay Expressway, which was supposed to connect to a bridge over the sound to Connecticut. It was killed, after people lost their homes to eminent domain and it was built for nothing. Maybe it relieves some traffic, but we didn’t need an expressway less then a mile from the Wantagh Parkway.

My point is Wang better use some of that business magic to scale down to where he can still make money, but not run into the “overdevelopment paranoia” that has always been systemic in NC……or we can waive goodbye. And unless Queens will give him free rent, say hello to KC……

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:55:10 +0000

matt gilroy was just on the rangers pre game show. not going to lie, i wish the islanders could wheel in free agents like it’s nothing like the raggies do. sigh..

lets go caps! and sound tigers!

By: drouin

drouin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:43:13 +0000

So is PB at the game or what?

By: Isles83

Isles83 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:06:13 +0000

Schmitt sounds like a real genius. Who votes for these people anyway. He can follow Kate Murray right out the door. Maybe its time the both of them get real jobs. There should be limits on the number of years people can hold office in Nassau County. Schmitt wouldn’t think Wang’s dream was too big if he was on the payroll. Would he?

By: Strummer's Army

Strummer's Army — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:23:39 +0000

Glad the Tigers are getting those boys back it will only help.

By: 19 ISLE in NJ 22

19 ISLE in NJ 22 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:41:52 +0000

That is great … It’s good to see the ST’s are going to be running close to ALL cylinders at home … I’d love to see some of our faves chip in some goals.

So CB? Have you decided to blog from Harbor Yard? Or have you commendeered a fan to give play by play while you work on your next masterpiece?

By: Mike from Philly

Mike from Philly — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:40:24 +0000

The Islanders will out of the Nassau Coliseum and Uniondale guaranteed by 2015, we need to hope that they are on their way to Queens not KC.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:02:06 +0000

Should the islanders be forced to ultimately relocate and with their leaving the NVMC lose its primary tenants (Islanders and Dragons) the resultant loss of tax revenue resulting from the vitual abandonment of the building will cause the taxes of ALL TOH residents to rise. Should it come to that the GOP will be done – Tell Mr. Schmidt that the time will have come to put a fork in his political career. That being said can we return this discussion to the topic inherent in this thread.
#18-RobsIsles, the Wrecker is not on the clear-day list (post season roster). while there is an opening for him to play due to a number of injuries (Iggulden, Mclean, Lessard and possibly one or two more) it will be a coaches decision as to whether he plays or not. If you take into consideration that his skill set still needs considerable improvement and that the Soundtigers need players with a bit more polish capable of making a larger contribution on the ice beyond kicking the ever loving bleep out of a particular Baby Penguin it is my take that he will be wearing a suit and watching from the press box tonight – lets save the act of retribution for next season when the game is a little less important. Lets Go Ti-Gers , beat the Pens!!!

By: mrlbem

mrlbem — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:52:04 +0000

Anyone know if Schmitt voted to approve the project when it passed throught the County Leg. by a vote of 16-2?

By: RobsIsles

RobsIsles — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:41:21 +0000

CB – Is the Wrecker on the playoff roster for the Tigers? Was at the game Sunday night but do not recall seeing him. Just wondering why he has yet to play. Put him in there to get payback for the hit on Iggy. Still waiting to see what tonights lines look like. Any word yet CB?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:32:13 +0000

As painful as it is. We need closure one way or another. This is brutal.

By: JayK

JayK — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:28:43 +0000

Matt — #15 — Oyster Bay is run by Republicans who are just as NIMBY as Kate Murray or Peter Schmitt.

It’s the Lighthouse or nothing. And based on what I read in post #10, it’s nothing.

Hate to be so defeatist, but if Schmitt is saying that, it means that is the view of the Nassau County Republican Party, and that view is coming straight from Joe Mondello. All Republicans, especially Kate Murray, are expected to sign on to it.

I think about this project relentlessly, and I am ready to throw in the towel. It’s over.