Islanders Inching Towards Kansas City?
16th January, 2009 - 7:50 pm
SI.com - The New York Islanders agreed to play a preseason game against the Los Angeles Kings next September in Kansas City, raising questions about their future on Long Island.

While scheduling exhibition games in other cities is not uncommon, Islanders owner Charles Wang has been unhappy that the team has not been able to get approval for a new arena for several years, and there has been talk he might sell or move the team.

Kansas City recently built an NHL-ready arena and has been trying to lure a team. Officials made an offer to the Penguins in 2007 before the club received funding for a new rink in Pittsburgh. [READ]

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