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You knew that Maple Leaf fans would become creative with tributes John Tavares having had some long springs with time on their hands.
Tavares's blue and white jersey No. 91 was already spotted the streets Sunday night after signing, with a little more prominence at the Blue Jays game on Monday. On social networks, a parody of the cover of the album The Beatles Abbey Road with stars Tavares, Auston Matthews William Nylander and Mitch Marner "
In Wimbledon, Toronto, tennis star and tennis star Milos Raonic told TSN that" the team is already exciting and that it brings them to a another stratosphere. It gives a good kick to the rest of the league that Toronto will play.
Post-Tavares, the Bodog online gaming site, reduced the Leafs' chances of winning the 2019 Stanley Cup to 7/1 from 10/1, moving them to first place in front of the Tampa Bay Lightning 9 / 1. The Islanders went from 60/1 to 80/1. Tavares points are 79.5 and goals 34.5
On the Island of Long Island, most of the reactions were favorable to Tavares, thanking him for nearly a decade of service, although some have posted a video on the colors of New York. 19659006] PLAQUE DE MAISON
For Tim Parsons from Oakville, Ont., Sunday's signature meant that he and his family were ahead of their curve with their plaque. JTAVARES registration for their pick-up truck. Tavares's friends and his parents, John attended the same school as Tim's children when he began his productive hockey career.
"I was at the Permit Office a few years ago and I was thinking of adding it to my custom plate collection." Tim said, a real estate businessman. It was in the hope that he would come to Toronto one day. I was looking forward to July 1st. "
Parsons is 2-in-2, having prepared a LINDROS plaque when the Leafs acquired the Big E in 2005.
CAPTAIN JOHN?
General Manager of Toronto Kyle Dubas and Tavares himself said that no discussion of Tavares taking the vacant Toronto captain position was discussed when the seven-year deal, US $ 77 million was signed. hinted at the end of the year that they were going to give the "C" to Matthews.
"From my experience with the teams, when we made hasty decisions, s & # 39; "It turned out badly for the organization," said Dubas. "We want to see how the group works together and then we'll see where we are."
There is a chance that four alternate captain letters will be pbaded between Tavares, Matthews and the incumbents Morgan Rielly and Patrick Marleau .
TORING PENGUINS TORTS
All free agent outings do not go smoothly. The Columbus track and field followed the storm created when Jack Johnson left the Blue Jackets and arrived in Pittsburgh on a $ 16.25 million five-year contract and said, "I wanted to be in a winning culture. "
A related comment by GM's Pens Jim Rutherford saying that he knew why Johnson was a healthy scratch in the last playoffs for Columbus, sent the coach of Jackets John Tortorella on the edge.
"All I know is that this organization, lawyers, front office, JD ( John Davidson ) , managers, coaches, players … did nothing but help Jack. "Tortorella broke." And for him to slap us as if it was a BS He should know better.
"And to have a GM question at our decision making three hours away, he must be a magician (bering)."
Johnson excused himself from his former teammates, insisting that he was talking about Penguins' success, not shattering the playoff record of the Jackets
HERTL AND HAIR [19659002] With Tavares out of the picture, the San Jose Sharks set up and signed the center Tomas Hertl a four-year contract Monday at $ 5,625 million AAV and brought back Joe Thornton on a one-year, $ 5 million contract.
It was a good way for the shaggy-bearded center
ICE CHIPS
A day after James van Riemsdyk left the Leafs to sign in Philadelphia, Luke Schenn joined his fifth club since his arrival. Mr. Schenn has signed a one year contract worth $ 800,000 with Anaheim. Schenn is "a young man of 28, fifth choice with over 700 games experience" agent Ben Hankinson recalled in a tweet … Winger Matt Martin was due 1.5 Millions of Dollars The Leafs Bonus this week, making the rest of his salary of $ 2.5 million the next two years an attractive commercial option. He has ties to the Islanders, but they were also busy in the wake of Taveras with some deep movements, adding the winner of the Penguin Cup Tom Kuhnhackl Monday
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