Every kid who lives in the New York/New Jersey area grows up with a few choices to make — Yankees or Mets, Giants or Jets, Knicks or Nets, and one of three hockey teams. Typically fans of one team don’t root for the other, but there is something different about the Devils and Islanders this year.
Isles and Devils fans don’t always hate each other despite their crosstown rivalry. They usually find common ground in their hatred of the Rangers. Colorful chants about the Rags are a feature at the Prudential Center and Nassau Coliseum alike.