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Please Read: I apologize for the Ad that youtube decided to slap onto the beginning of this video without my consent. Apparently music being played in the background at a "live sporting event" is grounds for them to strip me of my own rights to this video (basically). Ridiculous. I may take the video down & repost a new edited version (not sure if I will do this yet). I can understand if you blatantly use someone else's music in your video, but background music being played at a live sporting event? C'mon... Give me a fucking break...
February 28, 2019: John Tavares Returns Home to The Nassau Coliseum for The First Time as a Toronto Maple Leaf!! Excellent Warm-Up Footage!! It was Insane!! If you couldn't make this epic game, this video will give you a nice glimpse into a night that was simply unforgettable!! If you're an Islander fan, Toronto fan, or just a hockey fan in general, this is a must see video!! It was 8 months of pent up anger & aggression by a jilted & emotionally stunned fan base that was just waiting for his return; and being a die hard Islander fan myself, & with Tavares being my all time favorite Islander, I must say his departure cut deep!!
I don't blame John though (nor do I hate him / he's human / & he was an awesome Islander); I blame the organization for his departure.
For starters, if the organization knew what they were doing, he would've been locked up & signed for life (at least) 2 years before free agency! He should have never been given a chance to even sniff free agency! Aside from that, they created such a shit show around him with all of the Brooklyn bullshit, the poor teams, poor coaching, & a GM who just had no business being a GM. So it's no wonder he started having thoughts of leaving...
But as brutal as his homecoming was, it was parallel to the emotional hurt he put on the fan base by leaving... He was the best Islander to come along since Bossy, & I think that says it all.
But this game... holy shit... I never saw a fan base react the way they did that night... I knew he was going to be crucified, but it turned out to be even worse than I ever imagined it would be!
This video is just a glimpse of that night; but it will definitely give you a good feel for how crazy that night actually was! Believe me when I tell you, it was insane! Enjoy!
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