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It’s a familiar refrain that is often described as hyperbole.
“This is the most important season in Islanders history.”
Well, this time it might actually be true.
Let’s face it, this franchise seems to be in a perpetual state of pushing the stone up the hill. On the rare occasion over the last quarter century that the Isles have made some headway, they’ve lost their balance and basically been put out to pasture by that very same stone.
You know what I’m getting at. One playoff series win since 1993. Nine postseason appearances in the last 25 years.