The Islanders have a resurfaced emblem of locker-room affection, and it was ripped from the annals of the late 1990s.
Or at least that’s the guess.
A button-up varsity jacket, dark-blue and orange, possibly leather, was over the shoulders of captain John Tavares as he did his television interview following a 5-2 win over the Coyotes on Tuesday night at Barclays Center. The jacket — which for now remains unnamed — was making its first appearance this season after it was bought by defenseman Johnny Boychuk last year, joining the many teams that hand out a player-chosen award after each victory.