The most prominent Islander for the better part of the last decade is leaving the team, and needless to say, fans are emotional about it.
“I was devastated,” Scott Reid of Bellmore said of his reaction to John Tavares signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday.
Tavares was drafted with the first overall pick by the Islanders in the 2009 draft but left the team to sign a seven-year, $77-million free agent deal with Toronto.
“I was hoping he would want to stay and be the franchise player that would get them to that next level, especially with the new management and new coach,” James Pollin of Lynbrook said.