I'm guessing no one who has voted is as old enough to remember the Islanders beating us year after ****ing year in the playoffs?...lol
That's the only reason I can come up with why the Islanders don't get the hate they deserve as anyone who is under 40 all they know is Islanders suckage whereas peeps like me recall vividly how they broke our hearts year after year.
Now that the Philes are relevant tho, one would think more of my younger brothers in here would start to feel the hate for them beginning to fester. It will probably take a few playoff series between our two teams before we can really get some real hate brewing between us.
Be prepared tho as some of my peeps in here who were around like I was in the early to mid 80's, there is NOTHING and I do mean NOTHING like the rivalry that is the Rangers vs the Islanders when both our teams are good and relevant.
I'd say beginning next year when we make our first playoff appearance in what will be 4 years, hopefully we'll meet up with the Islanders so some of you young one's will know the kind of hatred some of us felt 40 years ago. I for one am sincerely looking forward to that day!...