New York Islanders Milestones

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How the New York Islanders history timeline game works

You're sorting Islanders milestones by the year they happened, and every card has a brief description under its title. One milestone sits on the timeline from the start, year visible. For each new card, choose the gap you think is right: before, between or after what's already there. Nail it and the year shows. Miss and the card still lands in its proper spot, but one of your three lives is gone.

The Islanders built one of the great dynasties out of a handful of drafts, and this deck spends a lot of time in those glory years, where cards land almost on top of each other. After that comes a long stretch of arena questions, logo experiments and ownership changes before the team became a regular contender again. Descriptions that mention a rival or a building are your best friends in the crowded parts.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 28 of the 29 cards you might be dealt, with 1 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Joined the NHL as an expansion team Began play at the new Nassau Coliseum
Drafted Denis Potvin; hired Al Arbour Took a franchise defenseman first overall and found their coach
Drafted Trottier and Gillies Added two future dynasty cornerstones in one draft
Erased a 3-0 series deficit Stormed back to beat Pittsburgh in seven games
Drafted Mike Bossy Grabbed the pure scorer 15th overall
Bossy won the Calder A rookie sniper set a freshman goal record
Upset by the rival Rangers The top-seeded Islanders fell in the semifinals
Won their first Stanley Cup Bob Nystrom's overtime goal beat the Flyers
Won a second Cup; 50 goals in 50 games Bossy matched a hallowed scoring feat during a title season
Won a third straight Cup Swept Vancouver for another championship
Won a fourth straight Cup Swept a young Edmonton team to complete the run
The dynasty ended in the Final Edmonton finally dethroned them for the title
Won the 'Easter Epic' Outlasted Washington in a four-overtime game seven
Denis Potvin retired The great defenseman hung up his skates
Retired Potvin's and Bossy's numbers Raised banners for two dynasty legends
Upset the Penguins David Volek's overtime goal stunned the two-time champions
Unveiled the 'Fisherman' logo Adopted a much-mocked new crest
Retired Clark Gillies's number 9 Honored the power forward from the dynasty
Restored the classic crest Ditched the fisherman and brought back the old logo
New owners overhauled the roster Traded for Yashin and Peca and retired Trottier's 19
Signed Rick DiPietro for 15 years Committed to the goalie on a famously long contract
Clinched on the final day A shootout win squeaked them into the playoffs
Drafted John Tavares first overall Took the star center with the top pick
Moved to Brooklyn Left Long Island to play at the Barclays Center
Won a playoff round at last Beat Florida for a first series win since the Volek year
Tavares left; Lamoriello and Trotz arrived Lost their captain to Toronto as Barzal won the Calder
Swept the Penguins A first-round sweep as Trotz took the Jack Adams
Reached the conference final in the bubble A deep playoff run ended against Tampa Bay