Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted in 2005.
John Tavares said watching the NHL playoffs over the next couple of months is going to be “tough,” given how close the Islanders came to qualifying for a third season in a row.
But for Islanders fans, the tough part might be watching if there is a deep run by the Maple Leafs, who last won the Stanley Cup when the Original Six were the Only Six.
That sort of excitement surrounding his hometown team might be difficult to ignore for Tavares this summer as he weighs whether or not to sign beyond next season, and with that the chance to be a national hero in Canada against the chance to be less famous than Jeremy Lin in Brooklyn.