Isles have so many problems — and an owner who’s fixing them

Photo: Paul J. Bereswill; Paul MartinkaIt has been decades since the Islanders had an owner who wasn’t in it to make a real estate killing or to advance a hidden agenda, or both. But now, with the transition of power from Charles Wang to Jon Ledecky (and Scott Malkin) complete, the business of the Islanders is in trusted hands and the agenda is transparent.

Which is to restore the power and glory of the franchise that once spawned the greatest team in the history of the sport.

Make no mistake. This still is going to be tricky business for an operation that, by choice, straddles Long Island and Brooklyn — and in doing so has lost much of its historical identity while yet to create a new one.…