Earlier than the ink was even dry on John Tavares’ seven-year, $77-million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders followers have been dashing to their calendars to circle one date specifically. On Feb. 28, 2019, Tavares, who some followers felt had spurned the Islanders, was set to return to Lengthy Island. And when the day lastly got here, boy, did the Islanders devoted let Tavares have it.
However whereas Tavares’ return to New York was of the rain-down-boos sele...