Yesterday New York Islanders Hall of Fame player Mike Bossy was on a Montreal radio station 91.9 Sports and shared some thoughts on the Tavares contract. Contrary to what we’ve heard so far, Mike was not the one to “report” Tavares had nixed two contract offers from the Isles.
Host Jean-Charles Lajoie is a career radio man with about as many connections int he hockey world or Long Island as you’d imagine. But according to Lajoie Tavares had said: “no, thanks” to not only an $82 million deal but an $84 million deal.
(You can listen to the entire Mike Bossy segment here.