UNIONDALE, NY -- Kiernan Hanrahan was wearing a New York Islanders jersey to a New York Islanders home game, and yet it felt like he was walking into enemy territory.
"We were a little concerned coming in," he admitted, standing in the concourse at Nassau Coliseum.
That's because Hanrahan was the rare Islanders fan -- heck, maybe even the only one -- that dared to wear his John Tavares jersey without any desecration or defacement to Thursday night's game, Tavares' first on Long Island as member of the Toronto Maple Leafs.