Some people were still pinching themselves yesterday, making sure it was real when they saw “New York Islanders” on the bracket for the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The hex-ending, double-overtime victory Sunday night was both real and surreal. Most of all, it reflected the greatest triumph of all: that there still is such a thing as the New York Islanders.
What a shame it would have been if this group of players had won a stunning postseason game while playing for some outfit known as the new Kansas City Scouts or Quebec Nordiques or the Las Vegas Ramblers.