Islanders Back & Forth: Never Saw That Coming; NBC Loves the Islanders?

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Boy, what a ride this week has been. And it’s only going to get crazier.

First, let’s look back at the (even better than expectations) week that was.

Playoff Game 11: 5-4 win over the Bruins

You can admit it. You thought the Bruins would tie this game after David Krecji made it 5-4 late in the third period. I did, too. All of Boston probably did.

Barry Trotz knew what to do, though. He called a timeout and reminded his players to play their game and do what they know they needed to do. They needed to stop backing up and push the pace more. The Bruins had just three shots on goal from that point on.

We’ve all seen the Islanders blow multi-goal leads before, including…