As the Islanders tried year after year to get a new arena on Long Island, I was convinced that there would eventually be an agreement that would see the Nassau Coliseum either replaced or renovated.
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that the team would ever leave the only home it had ever known.
Even after the failed Lighthouse Project, I still felt that somehow a deal would be reached. Then came the referendum to build a new Coliseum and I really thought it was going to go through.