The New York Islanders are facing off against the Washington Capitals tonight. They currently are leading 3-0 after two periods of play. Anytime these two fans meet it’s easy to think back to past matchups.
Older fans will think back to the ‘Easter Epic’, but younger fans like myself will look back on the 2015 series.
In that series, Islanders fans developed a hatred for Tom Wilson. Here’s why:
Tom Wilson absolutely crushed Lubomir Visnovsky. It was a dirty play, and rightfully so fans began to immediately despise Wilson who has a reputation as a dirty player.