Whether or not the Islanders play their last playoff game Wednesday night at Nassau Coliseum, the end of the team’s 2021 playoff run won’t mean the end of the line for the Old Barn.
There will be games at the Coliseum in the fall. The Long Island Nets of the NBA’s G League play there, as do the New York Riptide, the box lacrosse team that plays in the National Lacrosse League. And there’s also the very real possibility — maybe even likelihood — that the Islanders may play some more games in The Barn at the start of next season, as their new home, the UBS Arena, in Elmont, may not be ready in time for the start of the 2021-22 season.