New York Islanders owner Jon Ledecky wants to see the team play competitive hockey and he’s willing to spend some money in order to make it happen. Ledecky, who along with Scott Malkin has the team’s majority ownership, spoke with the New York Daily News about their commitment to make the Islanders great again.
Ledecky stated that GM Garth Snow won’t have any financial obstacles when it comes to structuring the Islanders in 2016-17.
“There are no financial constraints on Garth and the team. So if we need to be cap-max to compete for a Stanley Cup, we will be cap-max. If there are other places we need to spend money…there are no constraints.
We want the New York Islanders to be a destination in free agency and we want the Stanley Cup to be lifted by our captain, John Tavares, whether it’s this year, next year or five years from now.”
Islanders fans should be pretty happy to hear the team’s owners willing to spend in order to be competitive. The owners have also stated that they are willing to do what it takes to give John Tavares a large contract extension when his current deal expires at the end of 2017-18.
It sounds like finances won’t be a concern for the Islanders, but plenty of questions are still left unanswered for the team’s future. Will the club stay at the Barclay’s Center? The Isles have the option to opt out of their current contract with the arena following the 2018-19 season, but the front office has downplayed any sort of move back to the Coliseum.
