The William Nylander saga was so enveloping that it was easy to forget another saga involving the Toronto Maple Leafs – John Tavares leaving the New York Islanders.
Of course, for the Leafs this was great news. One of the best players in the league coming to join a team already seeping with fire power, who cares what the other guys feel? As the season has worn on, it’s clear that the opinion of Tavares has continued to sour on the island.
We’ve seen the jersey burnings and the Twitter rants, and on Saturday we saw the Islanders faithful break out into an impassioned “JT sucks” chant following their 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Not all fans are bitter towards their former star, but it is clear that there is still a lot of ill-will towards Tavares. The replying comments reflected that as well…
February 28th will mark Tavares’ big return to New York, in case you were wondering.
(H/T Twitter/plugwalk_92)
