Even after finishing with 103 points, the recipients of the William M. Jennings trophy and home-ice advantage, “experts” are still sleeping on the New York Islanders.
“I hope they tighten the roof, because Game 1 will be at the Coliseum!” — @brendanmburke #Isles pic.twitter.com/dcLW7oa6AB
— MSG Networks (@MSGNetworks) April 7, 2019
From preseason predictions in September, the Islanders were counted out. They were slated to finish in the NHL’s bottom-10 at best, and 17 of 18 writers for NHL.com had them missing the post-season.