Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports that the sweepstakes are underway. Pat Brisson and CAA determined to funnel the applicants through this week.
There are five teams making pitches in person with another 2-3 via phone. Tampa rearranging the deck chairs to sign Tavares should not be surprising. San Jose and Tampa both were close choices for Steven Stamkos when he was a free agent.
Tavares is not the only game in town. Even John Moore is garnering way more interest than usual along with Jonathan Bernier.