Islanders-Penguins shows how strange this NHL year has been
(New York Post Islanders)

Traditionally, this would be an easy one to pick. As the Islanders set to embark on their first-round series with the Penguins, starting with Game 1 at the Coliseum on Wednesday night, it could be looked at as a perennial power against an upstart team not talented enough or deep enough to hang. But this...