The Story of the Islanders Young Season: Finding Ways to Lose

I grew up an Islanders fan and have been a fan of the team from the earliest point I can remember, which was the 1975-76 season. My father, who became an Islanders fan when the team was granted entry into the NHL in 1972, told me all about that season when the Islanders started dominating the NHL in the late 1970's. He told me the team was so bad that it just found ways to lose. He said one game they would look better, then lose 2-1. Then they would look even better, score a couple of goals and lose 3-2. Sometimes they would get their doors blown off and lose 9-1. Then they would be up 4-1 and blow that lead and lose 5-4. See any parallels here? Maybe the Islanders picked the wrong season to introduce throwback jerseys of their first season in the NHL. It took the Montreal Canadiens 7:31 to score four goals on the Islanders, sending the thousands of Montreal fans who were in attendance on their 350 mile trek home extremely happy. I expected the Islanders to at the very least compete on ... (link)