Ah yes my friends, this is what is circulating through the media on this fine March afternoon. From local newspapers to local talk radio I have been hearing about it and reading about it all day. A outdoor hockey game in New York would be fantastic, and I know there was a game in Buffalo, which is in New York, but it is not New York. I hope you all understand me when I say that. Where would this game be taking place? The palace of baseball, Yankees Stadium. Although I am a die hard Met fan, I'm not ignorant and I understand that the ground at Yankee Stadium is historic, full of baseball legends blood and sweat, it is baseball heaven on earth (By the way I hate the Yankees). So what two teams would have the honor of playing the last sporting event in Yankee Stadium history? The logical thought would be the Islanders and the Rangers (At least in my mind), but it does not seem like this will be the case. Who gets pushed out of the game from those 2 teams? Who else but the New York Islanders. Now I have no proof of the Islanders definitely being out of the running to play at Yankee stadium, but if I was running the NHL limiting the outdoor Yankee Stadium game to two New York teams would not make sense for trying to promote the game nationally and internationally. The rivalry between the two teams is great, but everyone west of New Jersey would probably have a problem naming 5 people on the Islanders. The Rangers are a more marketable team, which probably explains why they are always featured on NBC for Sunday hockey games. It hurts to say this as an Islander fan, but this is just what is the best situation for the NHL. To see the Islanders and the Rangers beat the crap out of each other in centerfield at Yankee Stadium would be a dream come true if it happened. Maybe the NHL will forget about marketing and appealing to different markets and all that business stuff, and will just let hockey fans watch good hockey, who cares if it is two New York teams?
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I WOULD LOVE, to see Islanders V Ranger in Yankee Stadium, i would obviously go as well. To say the Rangers have a bigger Rival then the New York Islanders is silly, the only team close is the devils. To say it could be boston is stupid, the fact that neither team in the sport is an amazing franchise and they have epic is stupid. I say Rangers Islanders. the Original six is dumb too, its been 40 years, why dont other sports advertise that...cuz its stupid. ISLES RANGERS. Obviously not Met Yankees, which is on a national scale, but its Yankee stadium and ill be dammed if its other then 2 New York teams battling it out. Its a step in the right direction for the NHL next would be Leafs, Habs or Red Wings and the Ducks... idk help me out
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