tools: fix eslint usage for Node.js 8 and before

IDEs like vscode use older Node.js versions that do not yet support
the new try catch syntax. This makes sure eslint continues to work
in these IDEs as before.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/24753


Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>