Other than the fans getting a chance to plead their case to John Tavares on Thursday night, the 2017-18 Islanders season is just about done — and it's one of the most disappointing seasons in a long while.



That's saying something for a franchise that has missed the playoffs nine of the last 13 seasons and 16 of the last 25.



There was the arrival of Mathew Barzal, a 15-7-2 start and a franchise-defining moment on Dec. 20, when the team was selected to build an arena at Belmont Park. This should have been a big year for the Islanders.



Instead, they will end the season Saturday in Detroit with many, many questions about the future — and about what derailed this team. Here are 12 instances, big and small, that turned this Islanders season into such a failure:



1. Ownership's handling of the John Tavares situation.



There is plenty of blame to go around as the Islanders captain and cornerstone player heads into the offseason without a...