Love him or hate him, Garth Snow killed it for the New York Islanders in the last 48 hours. With Mikhail Grabovski off their books, Snow took $5 million in dead salary (along with Ryan Strome) and turned cap space into the long-awaited elite winger for John Tavares.
There’s no shortage of history between Jordan Eberle and Tavares, as personified by the above goal in the 2009 World Junior tournament.
According to Newsday:
So, finally, the question that remained for seven years has been answered. John Tavares has an elite winger in Jordan Eberle, and this one is without dispute.