Penguins can serve as lesson for Islanders
Quick ReadPens survived arena nightmare, rebuilding before return to glory years.
Photo credit: AP Photo | Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby raises the Stanley Cup in front of fans after the Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to win Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals in Detroit on June 12, 2009.
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Oct. 3: Penguins 4, Islanders 3
They were gone, plain and simple. One of the best NHL teams of the last 30 years was packed up and ready to leave its only home, frustrated by the politics of trying to get a new arena.
“It is time to take control of our own destiny,” the team’s owner said at the time. “We will begin to explore options in cities outside Pennsylvania.”
Mario Lemieux spoke those words a little less than...
