Even when the current team misses the playoffs, the Islanders always get at least a few mentions during the NHL post-season thanks to the legend of the team inventing the playoff beard.
We’ve heard that story every year and it never gets old no matter who’s doing the telling. But this is a new one: a short animated film narrated by Islanders legend Bryan Trottier about how the team created an NHL tradition.
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