Al Arbour was serving in his second stint behind the Islanders’ bench in the 1989-90 season. They were starting to sizzle on the ice around this time, heading for a nine-game winning streak.
It seems like forever ago. Now the Islanders have a chance for their first single-season seven-game winning streak since then — 29 years later. They face Carolina Tuesday night at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum.
At the start of the season, expectations were not riding high.
“Certainly, you’re never satisfied, no matter who you are,” team president and GM Lou Lamoriello said on Monday.