A special feeling accompanies the sentiment of being home. Specific childhood memories or learning to play the sport you love only enhance that feeling. Young athletes, competing in the sport they love, dream of playing for their favorite team. Young hockey players dream of playing for the NHL team they grew up around.
After the announcement that John Tavares had chosen to play in Toronto, he shared a memory of his. This memory was a picture. A young Tavares sleeping on Toronto Maple Leafs sheets. Completely buried in them, actually. Patrick Maroon is also getting a shot at playing for his hometown team, the St.