New York Islanders Milestones

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How New York Islanders Milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

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28 of the 29 cards you could be dealt, plus 1 more. The 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