Fans cheer in Game 6 of the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Islanders and the Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on June 9. Credit: Jim McIsaac
The Islanders’ quest for their first Stanley Cup since 1983 is an unresolved story, one that will play out for another week or two or three. But one part of the drama is settled already.
Nassau Coliseum has won its race against time, no matter when and under what circumstances the Islanders play their final game there.
It has been an unlikely comeback, dating back decades, especially since that day in the autumn of 2012 when New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the team would move to Brooklyn in 2015.