Wait’s almost over: Islanders about to learn second-round foe

Islanders coach Barry Trotz (center) will find out Wednesday night whether he'll be facing Alex Ovechkin (left) and the Capitals or Justin Williams (right) and the Hurricanes in the second round.When we last left the Islanders, Spinner Spencer was on the left with Craig Cameron in the middle and Bob Cook on the right, Jim Mair and Arnie Brown were on defense and head coach Earl Ingarfield was refusing to divulge the identity of his starting goaltender for the next match.

Oh, so sorry, that was the 1972-73 group.

It does, however, sure seem as if it has been as long as 46 years and not merely eight days since Long Island’s team took to the ice to play a game. The waiting, though, is just about…