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Originally Posted by codynw
Based on pictures, the sightlines at Barclay's Center are absolutely the worst I've ever seen. Building was not designed for hockey at all, and it shows.
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Yes, the Islanders aren't going to draw near enough to have to worry about the seats with the poor sight lines. 3/4 of the seats are fine, which is really all they need, and likely provides just as much if not more seating that the old rink did, but with the added benefit of a state of the art brand new arena with appropriate facilities and concourse, etc...
Don't get me wrong, I agree with the other poster who pointed out that the Isles had a chance to get in on making that rink fully appropriate for both hockey and basketball and choosing not to was a mistake. But not sure they are worse off in Brooklyn than they are in their old rink, I'd say they are probably better off in the long run.