Former Islanders GM Stands Up for Tavares's Choice to Join the Toronto Maple Leafs
John Tavares' departure from the Islanders caused a huge stir on Long Island. Seeing their captain leave for Toronto in free agency after nine years of service was tough.
Garth Snow, the GM in office at the time, made a surprising statement concerning Tavares.
Islanders Wanted to Keep Him
Here's Snow's statement:
Snow Stands Up for Tavares
As you know, Tavares received a lot of hate messages when he left New York for Toronto. Even now, every time he returns to Long Island, he gets booed when he touches the puck.
Snow stood up for Tavares:
His departure from New York only highlighted the poor management of those years. Now, he still receives hate for what is clearly not his fault.
If he had been traded instead, his move to another city probably wouldn't have been received in the same way by the fans.
Do you think Tavares will stay in Toronto after his current contract?
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