UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Brock Nelson #29 of the New York Islanders scores against the Boston Bruins at 5:20 of the second period in Game Six of the Second Round of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Nassau Coliseum on June 09, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
If I traveled back in time three years, found you in the streets, and told you that the New York Islanders would be one win away from the Stanley Cup in 2021 you’d be very surprised. Maybe even shocked.