Previously on the John Tavares Free Agency Encyclopedia:
Update: June 5, 2018 When Lou Lamoriello was hired as the Islanders president of hockey operations, it was about a lot more than just John Tavares. How much more? Well, today we found out.
Lamoriello has done what some of us thought could never be done, relieving GM Garth Snow and head coach Doug Weight of their duties and re-assigning them elsewhere in the organization. It is a huge day in the direction of the franchise, but the immediate question on everyone’s mind (well, almost everyone’s mind) is how will these decisions affect the team’s ability to sign Tavares?