The New York Islanders have had one of the odder trajectories of any pro sports franchise. Winners of four straight Stanley Cups within 11 years of arriving on Long Island as the NHL’s protection against WHA incursion into the New York area, the Isles never approached those heights again, winning only eight playoff series over the next 35 years. Along the way, the team managed to be bought by a con man who took out a loan with forged documents, blow a No. 1 pick and then double down by signing him to one of
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