Tavares’ decision not weighing down Isles
Islanders' Captain Pushing Teammates Despite Pending Free-Agent Status
The captain should always go down with his ship.
Unless of course, he’s just as likely to get $80 million elsewhere.
The New York Islanders, on the verge of opening their third, and perhaps most important, season here in Downtown Brooklyn in a few short weeks, insist their undisputed leader John Tavares is still very much with them, and pushing them toward what they hope will be a banner campaign.