New York Rangers center Ryan Strome against the New Jersey Devils in the first period at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Ryan Strome spent four years on the Islanders, playing in both Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and Barclays Center, and forever hearing the promises of a grand new arena yet to come.
Of course, he never got to see it when he was there. He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in 2017, before finding his current home with the Rangers. But that hardly means Strome can’t muster up some curious anticipation ahead of their game against the Islanders at the new UBS Arena on Wednesday.