There were certainly more immediate concerns for Ryan Strome Tuesday, when the Rangers visited the archrival Islanders at Nassau Coliseum, than reminiscing about his time with the blue-and-orange organization that drafted him fifth overall in 2011.
But, Strome said before the game, he still has some feelings for the Islanders.
"I think it's natural,’’ he said. "I think when you spend four or five seasons there, and a few more seasons in their system, with developmental, and junior, and all that stuff, you're so familiar with the place. I still feel like when the bus rolls up to the Coliseum, it still feels a little bit weird.