After 2009, a troubled year for the NHL in which 10 of its teams lost money and it was discovered that more than a third of its revenue comes from Canada, how have some of these franchises progressed in 2010?
There was some good news for the league, but there are still dark clouds hanging over the heads of many of those same teams.
New York Islanders
The Islanders owner, Charles Wang, managed to do a concessions deal that improves revenue, which may buy some time for the team but still has not addressed the need for a new arena for the long term.
Apparently the team is not considering the new arena in Brooklyn and after the poor turnout in Kansas City for an exhibition game, they ate not threatening to move there either.
On the ice, the Islanders got a new star in John Tavares and a better regular season record. They will also get a high draft pick in the coming NHL draft.
So, 2010 was better year for the Islanders, but did not solve their long-term future. The arena issue is still present but not as pressing.
Tampa Bay Lightning
They will have had the best year of ...
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