Islanders have their long-awaited window for a double-dose of Maple Leafs revenge

You could consciousness nan schadenfreude radiating from Long Island connected Sunday nighttime arsenic nan seven-year woody signed by John Tavares pinch nan Maple Leafs successful 2018 came to an ignominious end.

The Core Four led by Tavares, nan Leafs skipper until this year, accounted for 2 playoff bid victories complete those 7 seasons, and while Toronto media heaped blasted onto Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews for their respective no-shows against nan Panthers, footie pajamas were nary thief to Tavares either.

Tavares told reporters aft nan crippled he wants to re-sign, but accepted contented is nan Leafs must break up their halfway successful immoderate way, style aliases form. If it’s over, Tavares’ clip successful Toronto ended pinch him earning points successful conscionable 1 of 7 games against Florida, and a pedestrian-for-him 31 points successful 51 playoff games pinch Toronto that included 5 Game 7 defeats, pinch a minus-3 successful Sunday’s embarrassing 6-1 nonaccomplishment to Florida.

That mightiness beryllium arsenic bully a origin arsenic nan Islanders instrumentality guidelines has had to observe each season.