Hockey Night in Brooklyn!
Isles to make history Saturday with borough's first-ever NHL game
Kyle Okposo is relishing the opportunity to get better acquainted with his future NHL “home”, and its fans, on Saturday night.
“It’s going to be our home in a couple of years and we want to get acclimated with it,” the right winger said in advance of this weekend’s historic first-ever NHL game at the Barclays Center, an exhibition clash between the soon-to-be Brooklyn Islanders and visiting New Jersey Devils.
“We haven’t really thought about [the move because] it’s two years away and we’re focused on this season,” added Okposo, who accumulated 24 points in 48 games during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 campaign, which saw the Islanders reach the playoffs for the first time since 2007.