from Brett Cyrgalis of the New York Post,

Come opening night on Oct. 10 in Carolina, and the following night when the Hurricanes come up and play the last home-opener at the Coliseum, the pressure will be on. Since the Islanders’ inaugural season of 1972, they have called this creaky old barn on Hempstead Turnpike home, and yet come this time next season, that home will be in Brooklyn, at Barclays Center, where they play an exhibition game against the Devils on Friday night.

In the interim, Capuano is cognizant of the fact there are fans on Long Island not willing to make a trip into Atlantic Terminal, and this team, under his guidance and fueled by his motivation, is going to be the one to send this place off.

“We respect the fans, and as a coach, I probably don’t talk about it enough,” Capuano said. “Our fans, they’re the ones that pay the money, they’re the ones that want the excitement and to see their team win. That’s the one thing I want to try to shore up this year — that our home record is better.”

“When they leave this building — even if we lose a hockey game — we played fast, we played physical, we gave them their money’s worth.”

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