Denis Potvin impressed by Islanders squad full of ‘heroes’
NY Post
A year ago, when I spoke to Denis Potvin on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Islanders’ first Stanley Cup, the dynasty’s captain mentioned how much he had enjoyed the “Big Boy” final of 2019 between St. Louis and Boston.
So you should be able to imagine how No. 5 feels about these Islanders as they continue the Drive for a Franchise Five entering Saturday night’s second-round opener against the Bruins in Boston. “I am very impressed,” Potvin told The Post on Friday while making the drive from his home in Florida to his house in Canada. “First of all, when you talk about ‘Big Boy,’ I mean, it doesn’t get better than Anders Lee, and when he went down, in my mind I thought, ‘How the heck are they going to replace him or at least compensate for the lack of Big Boy presence in front of the room as their captain, and all of that?’
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