EDMONTON, Alberta — Jordan Eberle knows what the future can be like for the Islanders if they eventually move into their proposed new arena at Belmont Park, even if there’s a good chance the impending unrestricted free agent won’t be with the team for that projected opening in 2021. The right wing was part of the Oilers’ transition from outdated Rexall Place to the state-of-the-art Rogers Place in 2016.
“More than anything, with these guys, it will stabilize where they’re going to be,” Eberle said. “I’ve only been here for two years but, on Long Island, people want the team to come back to Long Island, where the fan base is and they’re going to get it.