On a day to celebrate his past, newly-inducted Islander Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine could not contain his enthusiasm about the team’s present and future.

LaFontaine called the Islanders’ team that went to five straight Stanley Cup Finals from 1980-84 – and won the first four – “the greatest organization in sports for that time,” better than the dynastic Packers, Yankees or Canadiens.

“And it’s starting to come back to that,” LaFontaine said following Saturday’s emotional ceremony before the Islanders faced the Lightning at UBS Arena as the 17th inductee into the team’s hall of fame during which he sadly noted his son-in-law Randel McCoy’s passing last week because of ALS and his wife Mary Beth’s health struggles.

“It really feels like a family,” said LaFontaine, praising, among oth

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