The All Encompassing "Heck yes, we signed Tavares" Thread

[DopeyFish]

It's also awesome the Leafs have one of the best winger lineups in the game too

 

[ImpartialNHLfan]

Yup! Center was the Leafs weakest position for like 10 solid years. Antropov, Grabovski, Bozak, Tim Connolly, Matt Lombardi, Dave Bolland, Peter Holland, Mike Santorelli. What a sad, sad list..

I was just thinking of this the other day and remembered that Joey freakin Crabb was tried as 1C . Sure is funny watching the Habs pulling this kind of thing lately though

 

[Stephen]

I do like how the moment Tavares put ink to paper he suddenly morphed into an aging veteran with an uncertain future, as if by sheer association with the Leafs he somehow turned into Patrick Marleau.

 

[Rob Brown]

Yup! Center was the Leafs weakest position for like 10 solid years. Antropov, Grabovski, Bozak, Tim Connolly, Matt Lombardi, Dave Bolland, Peter Holland, Mike Santorelli. What a sad, sad list.

The 3 best centers the Leafs have had in a decade (Tavares, Matthews, Kadri) are all on the team and in their prime, right now. It's officially the teams biggest strength, and possibly the best for that position in the entire NHL.

That list...

 

[Muston Atthews]

Sureal seeing those Tavares jerseys in the stores. I got chills in that moment. Srs.

Even after I’ve seen it in stores it still won’t kick in until I watch him take the ice

 

[A1LeafNation]

Start the damn season already...

 

[MyBudJT]

Start the damn season already...

For some reason, this post reminded me of this:

 

[WillNy29]

Just had to check back in to make sure this is real....John f***ing Tavares, Auston Matthews and Nazem Kadri are our top 3 centers...I never want to wake up from this dream lol

 

[Brown Dog]

 

[BM14]

The Islanders Tavares thread is so funny to read.
"Komorov will KO Tavares" etc.

Almost as much of a joke as the team they'll ice now.

 

[Metroid]

The Islanders Tavares thread is so funny to read.
"Komorov will KO Tavares" etc.

Almost as much of a joke as the team they'll ice now.

Even funnier is reading TWS posts lololol

 

[Superstar]

Still an amazing feeling that Tavares is a Leaf. I dug up some highlights from the last 2 seasons between the Leafs and Isles that helped convince Tavares to come home...

5-0 shutout:


4-3 shootout:


7-1 drubbing while being 1 point apart fighting for the playoffs:

 

[Liminality]

The Islanders Tavares thread is so funny to read.
"Komorov will KO Tavares" etc.

Almost as much of a joke as the team they'll ice now.

Let them be, they're in a pretty depressing state right now. Losing your captain and #1 center is a big loss for a team that is not in a good spot.
They'll get over it eventually I hope.

 

[Marshy]

Let them be, they're in a pretty depressing state right now. Losing your captain and #1 center is a big loss for a team that is not in a good spot.
They'll get over it eventually I hope.

Look what we got over.

 

[BM14]

Let them be, they're in a pretty depressing state right now. Losing your captain and #1 center is a big loss for a team that is not in a good spot.
They'll get over it eventually I hope.

Sucks to be them.

 

[WillNy29]

Even funnier is reading TWS posts lololol

I think he's losing his mind...If the leafs win the cup he may cease to exist completely

 

[Goonface2k14]

Lol

 

[srnd9399]

Even funnier is reading TWS posts lololol

If Tavares had chosen San Jose, or another team besides Toronto TWS wouldn't be posting there. What a joke

 

[member 300185]

I was just thinking of this the other day and remembered that Joey freakin Crabb was tried as 1C . Sure is funny watching the Habs pulling this kind of thing lately though

Remember when Colorado gave us "the Finger"?

 

[Rob Brown]

The Islanders Tavares thread is so funny to read.
"Komorov will KO Tavares" etc.

Almost as much of a joke as the team they'll ice now.

It's pathetic, really.

A few of them saying that the Isles should make a video of a bunch of clips of JT saying he wants to stay on the Island and then show that for his "tribute" when he returns. Just so petty. There's about a 0% chance Lou does that, but it's funny seeing fans think that's deserved.

Even funnier is reading TWS posts lololol

He's such a plug. He's just beyond obsessed with the Leafs at this point.

 

[Liminality]

It's pathetic, really.

A few of them saying that the Isles should make a video of a bunch of clips of JT saying he wants to stay on the Island and then show that for his "tribute" when he returns. Just so petty. There's about a 0% chance Lou does that, but it's funny seeing fans think that's deserved.

He's such a plug. He's just beyond obsessed with the Leafs at this point.

This pretty much never happens to a team so I guess this is the new level of reaction we should expect to see if a franchise C leaves a team he's been with for 9 years.
It might take a couple of seasons but hopefully they see how much he did for that team when management did nothing to support him during his time there.

 

[IBeL34f]

This pretty much never happens to a team so I guess this is the new level of reaction we should expect to see if a franchise C leaves a team he's been with for 9 years.
It might take a couple of seasons but hopefully they see how much he did for that team when management did nothing to support him during his time there.

I think they might be in for a real shock this year. For all of the barbs about "individual success" I don't know if they fully understand just how much this one player was responsible for their overall offensive depth - Looking at the stats of wingers like Parenteau, Okposo and Moulson, and seeing what they did when they played with Tavares compared to when they left New York... it's not a pretty picture.

 

[Deebo]

It's pathetic, really.

A few of them saying that the Isles should make a video of a bunch of clips of JT saying he wants to stay on the Island and then show that for his "tribute" when he returns. Just so petty. There's about a 0% chance Lou does that, but it's funny seeing fans think that's deserved.

He's such a plug. He's just beyond obsessed with the Leafs at this point.

For some reason, it seems like a bunch of posters on this board are obsessed with him.

 

[Rob Brown]

This pretty much never happens to a team so I guess this is the new level of reaction we should expect to see if a franchise C leaves a team he's been with for 9 years.
It might take a couple of seasons but hopefully they see how much he did for that team when management did nothing to support him during his time there.

I agree, but saying that they want players to take runs at him is a bit ridiculous.

 

[Liminality]

I agree, but saying that they want players to take runs at him is a bit ridiculous.

oh no for sure, the new level of reaction we should expect from the fan base is to be ridiculous. They've set the bar. (Would it be setting the bar low or high? can't decide)