Late last season, my family and I went to an Islanders game at the Nassau Coliseum for the final time.
As we drove into the parking lot, I reminded my younger son, Jared, who was 4 years old at the time, that the Islanders would be moving to Brooklyn next season.
“Why can’t they just stay here?” he asked.
But fast forward to Monday. My family and I made our first trip together to the Barclays Center to see the Islanders’ 4-2 victory over Winnipeg. On the way out, I asked Jared, now 5 years old, if he liked the whole experience of going to the Barclays Center.