New York Islanders and Their Lighthouse: A Tragedy in the Making

The Islanders are either a franchise in grave trouble or an organization on the rise. Which one is actually realized hinges on one thing—the Lighthouse Project.People with sensible minds who actually use the lump of gray matter between their ears can see the big picture.Do you see it?First things first—playing devil's advocate and to show that I am not simply a one-sided, "just build it" proponent, I will say that Charles Wang is using the Islanders.There, I said it. Charles Wang is using the Islanders to get his legacy project built. He bought the Islanders when the fact of the matter is no one—and I do mean no one—wanted them. Why did he see value in the team when no one else did?The Milstien/Gluckstern ownership group drove a young, promising team into the ground and they slapped the Islanders' fanbase directly in the face, which at the time was like slapping an abused wife after rescuing her from OJ Simpson.Charles Wang came in and imme...