I'll never forget the Billy Smith saves; the Bossy shots; the Trottier's everything; the Gillies punch-outs, the Tonelli digging; the Resch laughs; and the best went on and on.
A Bob Bourne playoff end to end goal rush against the Rangers remains a thrill matched by Patty LaFontaine's Easter Epic goal against the Capitals.
No question, the Islanders became a part of my metabolism and the unique feeling was passed along to my wife, Shirley, and sons Ben and Simon who shared the thrill of victory and the downer of losses.
What a run and, now, how delighted -- call it ecstatic -- to maintain my strong link to the team by orchestrating a weekly blog on the club's website.
You'll be getting everything from The Maven's opinions, lists, magnificent memories, an occasion joke -- maybe even more than occasional -- features and the kind of content that has been drawing fans to my thought-twisting tweets.
I just love writing about hockey and love writing about the Islanders. It's going to be a fun run for me and, I assure you, for all the Islanders fans out there.
Stan Fischler
