Islanders head coach Barry Trotz speaks with his staff during a timeout against the Lightning during the third period in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett
Hey, no pressure, guys. It’s just the biggest game the Islanders have played in 36 years, when the only player on the ice for them this month who was alive at the time was Andy Greene.
The last time they reached the conference finals, in 1993, they fell behind 3-0 to the Canadiens, won one game to save face, then bowed out in five to the eventual Stanley Cup champions.