Newsday · May 4, 2016
Blame Justin Bieber for Islanders' playoff layoff
Justin Bieber performs during the Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival at Nikon Jones Beach Theatre on the afternoon of Aug. 23, 2015. Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. FerraraNeil Best
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted on Sept.
Justin Bieber is a Maple Leafs fan, so forgive the guy if he doesn’t plan his life around the Stanley Cup playoffs. But some of the rest of us do, including this spring the Islanders and their fans as the team makes a rare journey into May.