Back in June, Mike Bossy thought the New York Islanders should trade their superstar, Captain John Tavares. It was, as they call in the business, an unexpected hot take from the living legend.
Fans hate the idea of trading John Tavares, and understandably so, as Brian Compton has said multiple times “trading John Tavares is the worst idea ever” (TM B-Comp). So to hear, in my opinion, the greatest Islander of all-time say the Isles should trade the best thing to happen to the franchise in the last 25 years was very tough.
Today, he said he heard the name Alex Galchenyuk floating around to the Islanders:
“J’ai entendu dire que Galchenyuk a été offert aux Islanders” -Mike Bossy
— 91.