Overshadowed by his more flashy rookie teammate Pat LaFontaine (who had the more impressive brief regular season tune-up after the duo joined the Islanders off Team Canada and Team USA respectively), the tenacious, hard-working Flatley helped power the weary, battered team's drive for a fifth successive Stanley Cup. The checking winger, (a first round pick in 1982), scored nine goals and 15 points as the Isles reached the Stanley Cup Final, where they ultimately fell to Wayne Gretzky's Oilers in five games. LaFontaine would go on to reach the Hockey Hall of Fame, but Flatley enjoyed a very solid 14-year career in the NHL.
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