SI.com · Sep 2, 2020
Islanders try to close out top-seeded Flyers
The last time the New York Islanders were this close to the NHL's version of the final four, their two leading goal scorers in the Eastern Conference semifinals -- Anders Lee and Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- were two years old and six months old, respectively.
Head coach Barry Trotz was 30 years old and coaching in the American Hockey League.
But don't expect Trotz and his players to focus too much on just how long it's been since the Islanders have been in the position they'll be in Tuesday night.
The Islanders will look to reach the conference finals for the first time since 1993 when they face the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series in Toronto.