How do you think that would make Islanders fans feel?

Even Islander fans appear to be looking forward to the next one.

"That is something all us Islanders fans are trying to forget."

Still, it was a warm, fuzzy kind of night, a feeling the Islanders fans took into the opening period.

How often do Islander fans leave early because the home team is simply toying with the opposition?

Soon, some students were booing just like older Islanders fans, only at a much higher pitch.

Arbour was an Islander fan favorite almost from the start.

That was about all Islander fans had to cheer about for the better part of a period and a half.

But perhaps, most important for Islander fans, the offense managed to score timely goals.

"If this whole strike results in a more level playing field, I think it will be a real victory for Islander fans."