Tavares Claus is here early.
To unveil their latest third jersey, the Islanders sent their captain and chief fashion model John Tavares to a kids game practice with a bag of swag and a smile.
In the video above, Tavares does a photoshoot and a guest appearance in the new predominantly black uniforms. The kids seem happy and grateful, but that could be more about the deliverer than the package.
So far, the consensus on the jersey is... I have no idea. Many (mostly the denizens of @IslesFacebook) have already decreed it the worst thing ever and want to load them all into Jeff Bezos' space rocket for its next launch.