John Tavares knows that you may not care what he has to say. He understands that he might not be able to explain himself out of this situation. But to those willing to listen, Tavares is trying to elucidate what happened in those final hours on Long Island as the New York Islanders captain.
On Tuesday, Tavares wrote a piece on The Players’ Tribune entitled, “To the Islanders Faithful.” In it, he describes how difficult the decision to leave the Isles was, because of how the organization “raised me,” in how they “protected me like I was family — like I was their own kid.