Word: trottier
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...York, Don Murdoch, Eddie Johnstone, Ron Duguay and Bobby Sheehan, who was called up from New Haven for the playoffs, tallied for the Rangers after Bryan Trottier had given the Islanders a shortlived 1-0 advantage...
...Islanders' strong points are well-known. The combination of Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, the probable Hart Trophy center, and Clark Gillies found recognition this year as the best line in hockey, and, for a change, seem to be maintaining their production during the playoffs...
...above the rest of the Patrick the New York Islanders finally converted confidence into performance, and obtained the consistency and intensity they lacked in previous seasons. With Resch and Smith keeping the nets safe, Potvin & Co. clearing the zone and Bossy-Trottier-Gillies a scoring machine, the Islanders needed primarily to work on one thing: attitude. Two late season victories against Montreal gave the team a big boost as the playoffs approached...
...Bossy and Bryan Trottier (NHL's top scorer this year), and a no-name defense except for likely Noms Trophy winner Denis Potvin, the Islanders pose the first legitimate threat to the Canadiens in several seasons. Al Arbour coaches this position-oriented team, which boasts the best goaltending duo in the NHL (Chico Resch and Billy Smith...
With the play-offs still two months away, Trottier, Bossy and Gillies are scoring at a pace that could take them past the modern forward line scoring high held by the Boston Bruins' Phil Esposito, Wayne Cashman and Ken Hodge (336 points). The Islanders hope their big three will provide enough muscle to pry the Stanley Cup away from the Canadiens. With a goaltender's fine appreciation of the scorer's art, the Islanders' Glenn Resch sums up his teammates: "You couldn't draft a bigger, stronger left wing than Gillies. Trottier always slips through...