For the past few months, unrestricted free agent John Tavares has met in-person and over the phone with a number of potential suitors. Soon, he will have to make a final decision about which city he is going to be calling home for the next seven or eight years.
Tavares is represented by Pat Brisson at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which is headquartered in Southern California. For the past week, the Tavares camp has been meeting with six teams from around the league — the Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders.