UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - JUNE 19: Head coach Barry Trotz of the New York Islanders watches his team play against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of Game Four of the Stanley Cup Semifinals during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Nassau Coliseum on June 19, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Getty Images)
“The New York Islanders are boring”. It’s been an ongoing narrative about this team for some time now. And while this may have been true during the regular season, it was far from the case in the playoffs.