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Slim chance Isles will move to KC

Jim Baumbach

Newsday columnist Jim Baumbach

Jim Baumbach, formerly Newsday's Yankees beat reporter, is now a

The Islanders are far from a perfect fit for Kansas City, if only because the timing simply isn’t right for either side.

The city wants a hockey team now because they have a brand-new arena just waiting to be used. The last thing AEG, which owns the arena, would want to do is wait around until the Islanders’ lease with Nassau County finally expires in 2015.

So even if the Lighthouse...

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