In the first half of the season, the Cinderella team in the NHL is the New York Islanders. In the off-season every NHL insider – expert predicted gloom and doom for the blue and orange. The Hockey News in their annual season preview magazine said the Isles will finish dead last in the Metro.
But from the moment John Tavares left the Isles for the Maple Leafs, Johnny Boychuk stood up for his team and his teammates.
On the Ice
On the ice, this has been Boychuk’s best season since his first year with the Isles (2014-15).