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3 | (4) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (3) |
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8 Billy Smith, Money Player |
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19 | (4) |
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9 Mr. Islander, Bob Nystrom |
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23 | (3) |
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10 11 Seconds: Isles-Rangers, 1975 |
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26 | (4) |
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11 1980: The Road to the First Cup |
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30 | (5) |
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35 | (4) |
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13 1982: No Letting Up the Third Time Around |
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39 | (6) |
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14 1983: Making History and Taking the Darlings Down a Peg |
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45 | (4) |
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49 | (4) |
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53 | (4) |
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57 | (4) |
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18 Beating the Penguins in 1993 |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (3) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (3) |
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24 Watch 30 for 30: Big Shot and Cringe at the John Spano Debacle |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (2) |
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27 Pickett (and Torrey) to the Rescue |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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29 Lucky and Good: The Story of Ken Morrow |
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87 | (3) |
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30 Dog and Pup: The Sutter Brothers Take Long Island |
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90 | (3) |
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31 Go to Northwell Health Ice Center |
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93 | (2) |
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32 The 3-0 Comeback of 1975 |
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95 | (2) |
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33 The Isles' First Training Camp |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
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35 Scott Malkin and Jon Ledecky |
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101 | (3) |
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36 Lou Lamoriello Takes Charge |
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104 | (3) |
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37 Barry Trotz Comes Aboard |
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107 | (2) |
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38 Go to Madison Square Garden and Laugh at That Chant |
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109 | (2) |
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39 Shawn Bates and the Shot Heard `Round the Island' |
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111 | (2) |
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40 Eddie Westfall, the First Captain |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (3) |
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42 Villains: Darcy Tucker |
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118 | (2) |
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43 Kirk Muller, Public Enemy No. 1 |
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120 | (3) |
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44 Go to Bridgeport and Watch the Kids Play |
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123 | (2) |
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45 Joanne Holewa, the Woman behind It All |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (4) |
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131 | (4) |
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40 Sit Up (and Sing Along) with the Blue and Orange Army |
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135 | (3) |
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49 Peter Laviolette's All-Too-Brief Coaching Tenure |
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138 | (3) |
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50 Tavares Leaves and the Isles Band Together |
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141 | (2) |
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51 Kelly Hrudey and the Trade He Never Wanted |
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143 | (3) |
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52 Charles Wang Hires Garth Snow |
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146 | (2) |
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53 The 2009 Draft: It Was Always Tavares |
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148 | (2) |
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54 John Tonelli and the Fire That Never Went Out |
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150 | (3) |
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55 Draft Floor Wizardry: The 2015 Draft |
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153 | (2) |
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56 2/11/11: Fight Night at the Coli |
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155 | (4) |
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159 | (3) |
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58 Pat LaFontaine and the 1990s Decline |
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162 | (2) |
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59 10/26/91: Severing the Last Dynasty Tie |
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164 | (3) |
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60 Ziggy Palffy and a New Low in the Late 1990s |
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167 | (4) |
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61 The Maddest Mad Mike Moment of All |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (4) |
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63 Bill Torrey's Greatest Hits |
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179 | (5) |
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64 The House on Weyford Terrace |
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184 | (2) |
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65 1976 and 1977: A Good Team Falls Short |
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186 | (3) |
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66 1978 and 1979: Regular-Season Breakthroughs, Playoff Disappointments |
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189 | (5) |
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67 1979-80: Change on the Bumpy Road to Glory |
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194 | (2) |
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68 Listen to Ricky on the Radio |
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196 | (3) |
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199 | (2) |
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70 Mick Vukota and Rich Pilon |
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201 | (4) |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (4) |
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73 40 Years, Three Voices on TV |
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211 | (4) |
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215 | (2) |
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75 Two Trades in Two Hours |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (2) |
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77 Josh Bailey, Always under the Radar |
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221 | (3) |
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78 Inside the Isles' Trophy Case |
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224 | (3) |
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79 The Underappreciated Jack Capuano |
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227 | (3) |
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88 The Best Fourth Line in Hockey |
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230 | (2) |
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81 Retiring Potvin's No. 5 |
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232 | (3) |
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235 | (4) |
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239 | (2) |
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241 | (4) |
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245 | (2) |
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86 Arbour Steps Down, Simpson Steps In |
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247 | (3) |
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87 Mike Bossy Hangs `Em Up' |
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250 | (3) |
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88 Pat LaFontaine, the Unlikely Islander Who Stayed on the Island |
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253 | (2) |
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89 Robin Lehner's One Special Season |
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255 | (3) |
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90 Butch Goring, the Unlikely Islanders Lifer |
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258 | (2) |
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91 Take Your Kids to the Matt Martin Hockey Camp |
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260 | (2) |
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92 Go to the Hockey Hall of Fame |
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262 | (3) |
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93 Those Guys Were Islanders? |
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265 | (3) |
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94 Gillies and Bourne, Together Forever |
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268 | (2) |
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95 First-Round Draft Misses |
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270 | (2) |
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96 Two Great Seasons and Two Near Misses in 2015 and 2016 |
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272 | (2) |
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97 Check Out the Heals and Flats Show |
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274 | (2) |
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98 Justin Johnson's Amazing Weekend |
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276 | (3) |
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99 The Isles Send the Coliseum Out in Style |
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279 | (3) |
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100 The Unsung Heroes of the 2000s |
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282 | (3) |
| Acknowledgments |
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