John Tavares Returns Home for The First Time!! Islanders vs. Maple Leafs (2/28/19)

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February 28, 2019: John Tavares Returns Home to The Nassau Coliseum for The First Time as a Toronto Maple Leaf!! Excellent Warm-Up Footage!! It was Insane!! If you couldn't make this epic game, this video will give you a nice glimpse into a night that was simply unforgettable!! If you're an Islander fan, Toronto fan, or just a hockey fan in general, this is a must see video!! It was 8 months of pent up anger & aggression by a jilted & emotionally stunned fan base that was just waiting for his return; and being a die hard Islander fan myself, & with Tavares being my all time favorite Islander, I must say his departure cut deep!!
I don't blame John though (nor do I hate him / he's human / & he was an awesome Islander); I blame the organization for his departure.
For starters, if the organization knew what they were doing, he would've been locked up & signed for life (at least) 2 years before free agency! He should have never been given a chance to even sniff free agency! Aside from that, they created such a shit show around him with all of the Brooklyn bullshit, the poor teams, poor coaching, & a GM who just had no business being a GM. So it's no wonder he started having thoughts of leaving...
But as brutal as his homecoming was, it was parallel to the emotional hurt he put on the fan base by leaving... He was the best Islander to come along since Bossy, & I think that says it all.
But this game... holy shit... I never saw a fan base react the way they did that night... I knew he was going to be crucified, but it turned out to be even worse than I ever imagined it would be!
This video is just a glimpse of that night; but it will definitely give you a good feel for how crazy that night actually was! Believe me when I tell you, it was insane! Enjoy!
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[@adamjanks4966]

Imagine a guy in the building with a leafs jersey that had Tavares on it

[@frankiefazioo3399]

Adam Janks dead

[@shmoogboing2785]

Adam Janks they would die

[@ultimategamer851]

Adam Janks that’s my dad we went he did that and JT scored so he stood up and got told to sit tf down or you’ll get the shot beaten out of you

[@adamjanks4966]

Paddy Finn dam!!!!

[@Ibelikemj]

I met someone who did. They said he got chirped in like 30 seconds in the parking lot. Got beer thrown at him and was told to fuck back to Canada 20 times. Says New York fans are the worst. I just felt like laughing considering I’m a Boston fan and can deal with the abuse from New York fans. Kept calling him Pajama Boy on the Go Train. Lol

[@stuntlegends6436]

Imagine being a mom and not knowing about the whole Jonny T thing and you take your kid to the game and hear a bunch of grown men chanting a hole and flipping him off

[@treycollica7337]

StuntLegends64 you don’t live on Long Island, and not no of John Tavares trust me

[@alcapone8069]

The tickets to this game were so expensive no one who wasn’t a true islander fan would be there

[@Logic924]

StuntLegends64 lmaoo

[@SouthernSkeptic]

I'd tell my kid "this is how people treat rats, son. So don't be a lying rat."

[@JohnnyMont821]

@@SouthernSkeptic wanna end up like them? No? Then be loyal to your team and fans, or be honest and tell them you want to leave.

[@danielalgerio2515]

Who else heard that little girl screaming A**Hole. Lol

[@uncleluke7789]

Fire Dan I did. 😂😂😂😂

[@meaghan8756]

That was one of the chants in the beginning

[@uncleluke7789]

Go Hurricanes!

[@vincecormier8625]

Yeah you're pathetic shut it

[@150subscriberswithnovideos7]

Me😂😂

[@Andre35_]

nothing like putting duct tape across your aliexpress jersey

[@teetorupold2683]

You have to fix it somehow

[@antoniovillanueva5655]

🤣🤣🤣 I read the comments first for some reason and the instant I saw the jersey I lost it lol

[@alanharper4910]

Grown men in a jersey regardless 😂😂😂😊

[@BestOFtheBestNBA]

@@antoniovillanueva5655 same😂

[@kaapokakko797]

Andre W shutup bitch

[@hsuuta8036]

Man I miss the days before COVID-19

[@KeepCalmAndGamePRO]

New chant to say against the Blue Jackets, "Where's Your Draft Picks?!"

[@bigegamingandmore1947]

Offline Juice I’m saying that when my leafs face them

[@bigegamingandmore1947]

Gavin Lindvall oof

[@timmyg77]

Good one

[@KeepCalmAndGamePRO]

@@timmyg77 thank you!

[@captiankirkgames4385]

Offline Juice new chat for the lighting you let us down you let us down watch them get booed opens night

[@provoked_1576]

“PAST YOUR BEDTIME” “WHOS YOUR DADDY”😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂

[@jackcarter2189]

Provoked _1 that’s wrong

[@nicklardis4556]

Buddy shut it

[@jackcarter2189]

@@nicklardis4556 me shut it or them shut it

[@davidfitzpatrick4254]

@@HTNMC24 How is it not funny? Im a leafs fan as well and I don't blame NYI fans. They have every right to be upset that their star player left them. I think where it went too fat was when one of the fans threw a jersey at Tavares. I'm all for allowing the fans to chant whatever but I think it crosses the line when a) it gets physical and B) they start attacking the family of the player which i think is going too far. From what I heard a lot of the Isles fans weren't happy that the fan threw the jersey at Tavares.

[@davidfitzpatrick4254]

@@HTNMC24 and you have every right to that opinion. This reminds me of when Vince Carter came back to TO for the first time.

[@robBears96]

That first minute of just crowd audio is dope, almost like something out of a movie setting the scene for a moment in a game 7!

[@TheDevilHydraProds2002]

There's always that one sports movie that shows the main characters getting treated to a hostile crowd.

[@brendandoesgamez3154]

@@TheDevilHydraProds2002 I know one. It's that movie about Jackie Robinson and it's called like "42" or something

[@TheDevilHydraProds2002]

@@brendandoesgamez3154 yup, it was 42

[@antimurphy8212]

@@brendandoesgamez3154 - That was a way different situation.

[@DynoMikeGaming]

@@antimurphy8212 LMAO

[@ianstephenson9721]

So fun fact, when they aired the tribute video, MSG+ showed that on the broadcast rather than going to commercial, but they muted the crowd so we couldn't hear the boos. They also managed to find the only 2 Islanders fans in the building who clapped during the video. Also: If you look closely, Mat Barzal is the only Islander not giving him stick taps during the video. He hates the guy just as much as we do.

[@Juggernaut1972]

Tavares referred to him as "the kid who won the Calder". He disrespected him. I can see why Barzal did what he did

[@Bigdondavinci]

Cause Matt barzal is a bitch just like the entire isles fanbase. Tavares lives rent free in ur heads 💀

[@aidsskrillex5355]

The chants remind me of the old ECW arena days.

[@631strongislandkid]

"Shut the fuck up! Clap clap clap clap!!!"

[@PWNSdaily]

Yoo that was my exact thought too

[@yeet_fusion7649]

“Die cena die” “die cena die” “whole fuckn show” whole fuckn show” ecw one night stand 2006

[@ElliotGunnMusic]

“Go fuck cena” *clap clap clap clap clap*

[@bagofgroceries]

These are the same folks, whaddya expect?

[@danteangotti5786]

I can’t blame them, if McDavid did this I can only imagine what Edmonton would be like

[@arthurstewart861]

Oh they would burn down the city of Edmonton lol

[@danteangotti5786]

@@arthurstewart861 stfu, Edmonton is not Vancouver

[@arthurstewart861]

@@danteangotti5786 did I hurt your feelings?

[@danteangotti5786]

@@arthurstewart861 nah I’m just saying, that’s some Vancouver shenanigans, don’t throw that around on Edmonton

[@nikontori]

@@danteangotti5786 idk man edmontons a much less classy city than vancouver 😭😭

[@lionelhutz5902]

Should change the title. He made it quite clear that this wasn’t his home.

[@clemsonfan322scstrong]

It wasn’t his fault that the islanders fan are complete assholes

[@BigBudduh]

@@clemsonfan322scstrong We are all assholes, yes, but we call em like we see em. JT is an ASSHOLE

[@ilovepotatos9256]

Who would even wanna stay when your fans will turn on you the second you decide to leave. Classless fans

[@lionelhutz5902]

I would explain our reasoning to outsiders again, but you've proven time and again that you don't WANT to see things from our point of view. And just FYI...Isles fans really don't care what outsiders think of us, so comment away.

[@BigBudduh]

LionelHutz590 From your point of view? After he lied to all the fans and the organization I’m supposed to root for the dude? My guy, it doesn’t work like that.

[@michaelwhitaker9719]

Red Wings fan here, this reminds me of when I attended Sergei Fedorov's first game back at Joe Louis Arena in 2003 since bolting to Anaheim - it still wasn't this brutal as what Tavares had to face. Would have loved to have been at this game, the Coliseum sure sounded like it was rocking.

[@RegisDegis]

“wE dOnt nEed yOu” then why are you getting so mad about him leaving

[@Viper631]

Cause it's the only Islander they know the name of now they have to learn another

[@garlicbread685]

Viper631 lol yup rangers fans bandwagoning the Islanders coming in hot

[@landonschlang4432]

Definitely a leafs fan

[@RegisDegis]

Oh No no I’m a capitals fan.

[@Viper631]

@@garlicbread685 bandwagon insult... come up with something original...

[@Jesse-dx9tt]

Lmao clearly they don’t need him. Made the 2019 playoffs and have steadily, consistently been a top 3 team this year so far.

[@leob903]

Dare Devil also leafs are in 22nd place

[@Jesse-dx9tt]

Leo good point 😂

[@joshbrown5842]

The only consistency they have had in the past 3 months is being absolute dogshit, great start of the year and they’ve been riding off that for the entire season. If the season wasn’t delayed they would no doubt drop to 7th in the metro.

[@reitzik]

@@joshbrown5842 yeah but you know whos the most boring team to watch in the nhl? your precious islanders... barzal will be gone in the next 2 years you just wait hahahaha

[@joshbrown5842]

Seb Hugh I’m not an islanders fan, I was literally shitting on them in my comment dumbass. “ if the season wasn’t delayed they would no doubt drop to 7th in the metro” I’m saying that they fucking suck

[@Ykcin978]

4:35 everyone recording vertically. Thank you for not being them.

[@1bigbasket28]

If I were Tavares during warmups I would’ve tipped my helmet or blown a kiss

[@shmoogboing2785]

1BigBasket lol

[@charistorozuk3593]

1BigBasket like Marchand

[@shmuelosina9099]

He promised NY was his home and he’ll never leave so showing he likes it here would just prove he’s a bigger liar

[@CessnaCaptain320]

1BigBasket, if I were him, I would have flipped off the crowd

[@sebcarry3036]

Stewy.13 yes because it’s a cheap and dysfunction organization. Also who wants to live in Long Island lol

[@BSBSPSensGirl88]

New Yorkers will voice what the rest of us are feeling, haha.

[@KickinYourShins1]

God I hope this is the conference final lol

[@alfonsoreyes8121]

Waiting on it

[@WaheedQc]

oh man ur so right

[@clemsonfan322scstrong]

I want them to shut the islander up

[@Quole1234]

the leafs wont get passed the bruins unfortunately lol

[@loganmeister901]

Same lol

[@paulminnich2978]

West Coast Isles fan, thank you for documenting this so thoroughly. It’s awesome revisiting this and I will always love the passion of the fans.

[@MC-bh3ff]

What a fanbase. Much love from a Canuck fan

[@jaggill5745]

Yeah you Canucks would do something equally trashy lol

[@MC-bh3ff]

Lol leaf fans are scum of the league so shut your fuckin mouth

[@MC-bh3ff]

Go eat cat shit

[@darkkzenos]

@@MC-bh3ff how about leafs and Canucks fans aren't bad, but islanders are? this video proves that. The leafs could've been hostile to the islanders when they came back but they showed support for Tavares. show some class boys

[@dereksteven5761]

Matt C says the Canuck fans that burn their city down when they use

[@tgags123HD]

One thing I never noticed, at 19:50 most of the Isles team is tapping their sticks during the tribute. Not Barzal. He turns the other direction, stick firmly in hand. What a beauty.

[@igorshesterkin1224]

guy has no class, just like the rest of the islander franchise and fanbase.

[@beck943]

Good for Barzy. Tavares treated Barzal like dirt. Called him "the kid who won the Calder", wouldn't even call him by name.

[@MrOctober44]

As he should. They clearly don't like each other.

[@niagarajoe4402]

@@beck943 lmao because barzel is garbage…lmao look at his numbers…compare his to Tavares….it isn’t even close…..lmao but I’m sure you’ll pick up more of our scraps….Martin is been amazing right!? So was komorov? Lmao

[@beck943]

@@niagarajoe4402 You got Martin from the Islanders LMAO And Barzal has seen the 2nd and 3rd round unlike Tavares since he went to Toronto 🤣

[@andrewl4162]

I’m an islanders fan... and yes, I’m mad at him for leaving. However, I really appreciate what he did for the organization and for us fans. Again, upset he did leave, but ultimately, not the end of the world, I’m not gonna cuss him out.

[@bendabuilder.5942]

Respect

[@SlayerFan_191]

I'm a Leafs fan.. I'm happy for Toronto Maple Leafs taking John Tavares from the Islanders

[@bb-gc2tx]

@@SlayerFan_191 yeah look how much his soft ass has done leading your team lol some advise never make an autistic the captain of your team lol enjoy jt contract the next couple years as his skills are already in decline lol

[@MrOctober44]

I don't blame the fans. I was disappointed that they booed him during the tribute. I will say that I thought that was low. Fans still being salty four years later is a bit much. The fact that they've had a lot of playoff success and he's had little along with Barzy resigning makes it a much easier pill to swallow

[@bb-gc2tx]

@@MrOctober44 barzy needs to shoot the puck . hes one of the most frustrating players ive ever watched play. as far as fans being salty look at our recent history of players not wanting to sign here we as fans being laughed at we finally had our guy and he stabbed us in the back. there is no doubt in my mind jt and his wife had the entire thing planned for over a year. on side note i agree jeff norton was very underrated lol also josh bailey is the modern day brad lauer

[@josephmarturana6752]

New York Islanders in 2019..... Still proving that they dont need him!!

[@mrbarbapapa7509]

Maybe you d have won the stanley cup if he was there last year 😁

[@tydance8865]

Foreal the isles are hot!!!!!

[@whiterunguard2178]

@@mrbarbapapa7509 are you kidding? he hardly contributed to the team at all. we're doing much better without him.

[@mrbarbapapa7509]

@@whiterunguard2178 looks like your a islanders fans who s still salty about him leaving.

[@whiterunguard2178]

@@mrbarbapapa7509 How am I salty about him leaving? He didn't do anything for the team. Right now we're the 2nd/3rd best in the metropolitan division. Obviously that shows he isn't needed. I'm glad he's gone.

[@donkennedy1203]

Happy Anniversary! Without a doubt the greatest sporting event I've been part of.

[@berniehenao9999]

Never gets old. LETS GO ISLANDERS!

[@josephmarturana6752]

Gotta love how our boys are playing so far this year!

[@lucaskyte-tremblay924]

Islanders suck

[@miniac4527]

Let’s go where?

[@thegamersparadise]

It actually does show they cared for him very highly. For them to welcome him back like his shows just how hurt they were.

[@Pix3lPalace]

naw.

[@Pix3lPalace]

@@Lucas.T27 basic azz

[@rhodie5396]

@@Pix3lPalace yeah

[@beck943]

Not hurt. Angry and ready to show him up. Mission accomplished ☺️

[@niagarajoe4402]

@@beck943 yeah…literally butthurt….us leafs fans loved it…just shows what literally pieces of sh!t islanders fans are

[@sexitaliana629]

Barzy not tapping his stick during the tribute was the most amazing thing ever!!!!

[@VincentFloydEvermore]

You know what... I missed that! Now I have to take a look... lol (looking)... wow you're right, for the most part he was disrespecting the tribute by talking to the goalie, etc... but he did give a few taps there at the end... I guess they had some "competitive friction" ...Still kills me that he's not on the team anymore though... I'm probably among just a handful I think that doesn't have any anger or hate towards him... I blame the organization for his departure.

[@sexitaliana629]

@@VincentFloydEvermore he made it clear in his players Tribune article that if snow and weight were still in charge he would have stayed. No thank you!! He was a locker room cancer..good riddance. There was definitely something going on between barzy and him. Especially with what happened during that game and the game on April 1st. I'd take barzy and Lou and trotz over him any day.

[@jonathanbrake9798]

Barzal is trash

[@Cooneyman27]

@@jonathanbrake9798 More points than tavares in the playoffs this year

[@adk46er5203]

@@jonathanbrake9798 - Yeah sure. Like you know the guy. When Taveres left he said something like well they still have that kid. Could not even remember Barzal's name. After all he did win the Calder last year. Did Taveres do that?

[@myhybrid09]

Haha the song Tainted Love is blasting :) how fitting :)

[@JadenJDH]

very good video! It felt like i was watching a documentary!

[@6arod]

Hey man, i appreciate how you arent talking bad about the isles and how you're a good sport. gl for you and the leafs.

[@DynoMikeGaming]

huge Islanders fan here, never boo'd JT once...but this is what sports is all about. He wasn't harmed or hurt - he was given the same respect back he gave to the fans when he should have been honest about not wanting to stay. GM gets a lot of the blame and ownership but knowing what I know from sources in Canada, he was a snake.

[@-Evanator1001-]

The best national anthem ever

[@kayagunol3700]

i have a video saved that’s even better

[@yoyoyoy550]

Wtf how

[@alanharper4910]

I was outside of the maple leafs arena after they lost to the Bruins and people were burning their Tavares jersey 😂

[@kalelbama3112]

Goooo BRUINS

[@adk46er5203]

Alan Harper - People take this stuff way to seriously. You know they charge arm and a leg for those jerseys. That is burning money. I just have an Islander shirt and hat. No Jersey. Some of those Jerseys are $170-$200. I can buy a new 3 season sleeping bag, light pair of hiking boots, a light Gortex rain jacket, etc. Basically a lot of clothing and gear that I can have fun in. I love my team. But there are limits.

[@ghytgb]

Leafs fans do that from time to time.

[@daveyboi2665]

Sure you were loser

[@swaggyp2741]

No they weren't but ok

[@zeussierraalex]

Met a Toronto fan the other day who didn’t understand the hate towards the snake. Amazing how few people know the tale of how he left. Once they knew they said “yeah I’d hate the leafs too if I were in your shoes”. I told him “respectfully, I hope you guys don’t win a single playoff series til he retires” and we both laughed

[@Juggernaut1972]

Isles fan here. Fans in cities like Dallas and San Jose should boo him too. He jerked them off in free agency. He had no intention on going anywhere else but Toronto.

[@zeussierraalex]

@@Juggernaut1972 at least he didn’t cost those teams anything tho, cost the isles everything. Likely a Stanley Cup Parade

[@Juggernaut1972]

@@zeussierraalex The guy is a prick and a liar. I still despise him. They probably could have won a cup if he stayed, especially with Trotz at the helm

[@Juggernaut1972]

@@zeussierraalex not really helping the Queefs to a cup, either

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

This is what makes me love the islanders fanbase even more, brutal and passionate.

[@spooperdooper4265]

Yes

[@MrAgainstallodds78]

They’re hilarious calling him a hole during his tribute video lol

[@S_67F]

@@MrAgainstallodds78 Really fucking classy! He finished his contract so he didn't need you either. How can fans think they are doing the sport any good by acting like fucking douchebags.

[@JB0i]

As a leafs fan, this is what makes me hate them. JT was born here, and he’s gonna PLAY HERE!

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

@@JB0i sure but how can you justify what he did? do you even know this story? Islanders fans supported JT for years and he literally stabbed them in the back.

[@williamkim1198]

We need a playoff series between these two teams. What a bloodbath it would be.

[@jacksonbarry5407]

It could happen next year

[@williamkim1198]

@@jacksonbarry5407 And if it does, Islanders in 7. 😂

[@christiantaillon2930]

Geez I didn't realize how badly he was teared apart by Islanders fans. This is hilarious.

[@Kieran2001]

6:30 Barzal shooting a puck at jt 😂

[@VincentFloydEvermore]

Wow! Nice Catch! He was dead on accurate too! Hit him right in the skate! lol

[@jasonarellano9470]

As a Kings fan Rob Blake asked to be traded in 2001. When he would return as an Avalanche player he would get booed but nothing like this. Wow!

[@Johnny-hb3vt]

Jason Arellano because he asked not to be traded . And then left and the franchise got nothing . He’s a scumbag

[@hockeyplayer9113]

John Mcguckin ok construction worker how about you make 10 mil a year then u judge ur fucking selfe

[@ghytgb]

Isles fans are just better

[@CanadianJock]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love the passion

[@GForceGuy]

Hi Canadian jock

[@2334stu]

Hi Canadian Jock I love ur vids

[@iloveboys7229]

CanadianJock sup daddy

[@tzbreezy]

At least we know he is not dead

[@jetsfan5588]

Can I borrow your jock?

[@tntplumbing24]

12:17 I love how the arena turns from everyone cheering and clapping to loud booing

[@MrDMF567]

Lol. God, this was just epic. Love the passion

[@hellofriend4751]

Thank you NY for taking the heat off us here in Philly with our fans for a bit

[@Juggernaut1972]

In this case, our pleasure. Tavares is a lying snake

[@GlacialLake]

Great video, good to see how it actually was to be there, not just from how the media shows it

[@factbeaglesarebest]

It was a disgrace to the sport. He was traded. How is that his fault?

[@GlacialLake]

@@factbeaglesarebest what?

[@jasonmorrell301]

@@factbeaglesarebest he wasn't traded you moron

[@anakinskywalker8610]

@@factbeaglesarebest I'm a blackhawks fan and I even know this.. when free agency or resigning option came along. He decided to go to the free agency. I could care less about the whole issue but I can also see why they hate him for that

[@brenislanders]

12:51 i love the dual chants

[@cogxcam]

BrenButler 😂

[@dennissmith8031]

I like to check in from time to time and rekindle that distain I have for JT and by proxy : The Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans.

[@camerontuttle4982]

I love this so much

[@codylegitness8271]

I’m a winnipeg fan and I think they doing better chants then us

[@Jose-ee2se]

"Laines better!"

[@ryanfox2965]

“ she said nooooo.”

[@codylegitness8271]

Ryan Fox lol

[@bayareasportsfan04]

Idk man...y'all can get pretty brutal as well

[@thatguyukno41]

The islanders proved they didnt need him to sweep the pens. Im more angry your guys goalie decided to go to rehab to help with his problems during his stay in new york and turned into one of the best goalies right now. Why couldn't he be that good for the Sabres (triggered sabres fan btw)

[@yessirski2663]

thatguy youkno he was great on buffalo as well with a 91 % save percentage coaches just didn’t give him time and space to develop well

[@adk46er5203]

thatguy youkno - Islanders fan here. Yeah it probably hurts. Well I have nothing against the Sabres and remember rooting for them against Dallas in the Cup finals. Anyway the rehab and his meds (he has Bi Polar) really helped. But he did not play all the games. Just slightly more than half. A good team defense helps goalies also. I thing Griess (Isles other goalie) said it is easier when you know where the shots are coming from.

[@timmyg77]

Well he had a pretty shit team lol

[@myguy4w164]

@@yessirski2663 91%, coincident? I THINK NOT

[@fuckjewtube69]

The Islanders didn't prove anything until they win a cup without him which they won't do. They're a shit team.

[@truevelocity4262]

One point in the second round. The isles have more series wins with Tavares gone than Tavares has with the leafs. Isles fans were right all along.

[@fancyduck3303]

I was at this game! Crazy atmosphere, by far one of the craziest hockey games I’ve been at! Even tho he did that to us tho u gotta give the guy props for being a good sport about it.

[@Ryan-bq9hu]

honestly man i like john tavares and he did the right thing he played for 10 years with the islanders he’s a good guy

[@brayden2834]

I’m Rechue it’s the fact that he wouldnt let the islanders trade him for prospects and picks and let his contract run and in turn fucking over the islanders

[@ghytgb]

If being selfish is good then he’s the greatest ever.

[@ghytgb]

I see nothing but smiles from the 1st place Isles fans. A position they never achieved with PJ Boy Johnny.

[@kevinborg7145]

How great is it that he’s actually been awful as a leaf and every leafs fan wishes they could get that contract off their book

[@paulwhidden1096]

I mean, putting up a career high in points I guess is awful … ?

[@glenngouldschair390]

Yes, very bad

[@robmorrison1043]

@@paulwhidden1096 EMBARASSING PLAYOFF EXITS ARE!!!!! But i guess 56 years of losing does that to you!!

[@Brotha00]

Great vid. Good luck, John

[@ogreman-lll-957]

Still holds up to this day!

[@Kawasaki2009]

Its so nice to have Tavares on our team.

[@kapo2012fb]

Lmaooo another 1st round lost tho

[@QuandaleDingleLingle]

You havent won a cup since the 60’s stfu

[@robmorrison1043]

Why, so you can lose and get embarrassed in the playoffs every year!

[@Habs1967]

Never change a winnig team. John Tavares: Watch me!

[@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristian]

Make sure to upload Tavares' game winning goal for the Leafs against the Islanders from his second visit.

[@mikerad7424]

Love this

[@17nisse]

understand why every1 is angry , he's playing he's best season in years xD

[@mystical2997]

17nisse yeah with actually good players unlike the islanders

[@hockeyplayer9113]

Mystical facts

[@tommyfaber7279]

So are the isles

[@lukerinaudo2202]

Best fan base in hockey

[@andrewgrimm311]

Luke Rinaudo not even close

[@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristian]

Why has their arena been consistently empty the last 20 some years?

[@TheMrShadowsX]

No, Biggest assholes

[@jacksonchoran8871]

what are you saying!!!

[@NHLfan11]

New York fans love the chants gotta love it

[@JoelJoelJoelJoelJoelyes]

I love how they had a tribute

[@scottcrawford1104]

I gotta see a game here. Great atmosphere. Unless you’re 91 in white

[@D-Fens_1632]

Haha, I just looked up Tavares returns looking for a couple short videos of some booing, wasn't expecting a mini documentary, this is great.

[@joshsmith5750]

Ichiro loved playing in Yankees Stadium because fans would chant slurs at him in Japanese. New York fans are a different animal. We're the best.

[@veritasinvicta8128]

The real JT was named Tonelli, I was fortunate enough to have seen the great Isles teams of the 80's.

[@Loopedtime]

Who else is laughing out loud when bring’em out started playing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭 too funny. God we love JT in Toronto. Epic 🤣

[@robmorrison1043]

You should love him in Toronto. A losing player for a losing organization! Perfect fit! Lol. Loved watching leafs blow a 3 to 1 series lead! And get their usual ELIMINATION !

[@DuffyTheGander]

God the intensity. I love it! I for one stand with the fans. You dont lie through your teeth to them. "Living your childhood dream"? Imagine the hope you instilled in the little kids that were your fans in New York only to crush it.

[@niagarajoe4402]

Love it! Turns out they could have used the 134 goals and 174 assists Tavares has scored since leaving them….more than ANY islanders player in that time Lmao losers

[@DynoMikeGaming]

@@niagarajoe4402 now do playoff series wins mutant

[@niagarajoe4402]

@@DynoMikeGaming means nothing unless you win the cup….

[@niagarajoe4402]

@@DynoMikeGaming and now the islanders are even more garbage lmao

[@DynoMikeGaming]

@@niagarajoe4402 1967 thanks for playing

[@Noah1997callahan]

Loved it

[@shmuelosina9099]

Let’s go cubbies

[@that_one_cripple2340]

Love how it was playin slob on my knob

[@althebrickfilmer2889]

Who else came here when Tavares’s former team the Islanders made it to the Conference Final?

[@FCT70]

I was at this game and the only game that rivaled this one in vitriol towards another team and player was when the Islanders played the Leafs in game 6 of the 2003 playoffs, after Toronto hurt Peca and Jonsson in game 5 in Toronto.

[@veritasinvicta8128]

They played dirty in 1978 playoffs and again in 2003.

[@expertmechify]

Ha... That's awesome - I'm in there... This missed the Jersey fly by tho....LOL

[@barrycalhoun2658]

When Tavares first put on a Maple Leaf Jersey it was JT's first time Home. Toronto just loaned JT to the Islanders.

[@adk46er5203]

Barry Calhoun - Home maybe. But the Leafs are not winning the cup with GM that loves Corsi. Not happening.

[@SportsFan2001]

I remember this like it was yesterday. It was LeBron's return to Cleveland with Miami in 2010 vibes

[@Canadianpatriot70]

7:10 rise of the fingers

[@kaapokakko797]

Doing charity work in his tribute and they boo him organization deserves nothing

[@tmt.3262]

How did you miss every goal the isles had

[@coltukkor]

That title sums it all up.No wonder Isles fans are confused.They think New York was his home🤔

[@gazisrusty5581]

6:50 little girl screams “ TAVARES , YOU SUCK!”

[@slasherhunter]

Gazz 😂

[@user-ku1gn6vn1o]

He did atleast got all of the crowds eyes on him....

[@philtorrez4198]

August 09th 2020: New York Islanders clinch a playoff berth in Toronto before John Tavares.

[@djeemy]

I don't encourage hate, but love the passion!

[@davidfitzpatrick4254]

this honestly Reminds me of when Vince Carter returned to Toronto as A Net

[@SBYT-jr1bh]

Reminded me of when A-Rod came to Seattle after joining the Texas Rangers.

[@michaeldelzitti895]

That's not as bad as when they chanted "CRACKHEAD THEO" when Theo Fleury was a Ranger. It wasn't a small section of the arena. THE ENTIRE arena was chanting it. LOUDLY!!

[@ghytgb]

I loved the crackhead Theo chant.

[@KA-gy3lz]

It’s so funny to me that this many people hate on John Tavares considering he is like one of the most humble and respectable people in the league. And then you remember the worst thing he’s ever done in his career is… sign with a different team during free agency… something almost every NHL player has done lmaooo

[@howkatz1]

Are you even aware of what he actually did. He said he wasn't sure where he would end up and was still looking. The islanders offered what he was offered at Toronto also with a lower tax cost due to Canada then he posts at stroke of midnight a picture of himself in a Toronto bedspread. He had zero intention of staying with the islanders and planned all along to leave.

[@dans.3155]

Obviously you don't know how to read or have your finger on the pulse of what happened. Since he wasn't signing MGMT was going to trade him to get something for him. He pleaded and insisted that they don't and implied he was going to eventually sign HE DID NOT. Iles respected his wish and got f#$ked in the a$$ - as well as the fans. He then gave them more sh!t with his stupid pajama photo "oh yeah i always wanted to be a maple laugh". If it wasn't for low class jt would have no class. Still a stumbling loser!

[@humptydumpty109]

Don’t bother. These Islanders fans are insufferable twats. Go rangers btw

[@enessler41]

Look, I’m a Flyers fan, and islanders fans weren’t specificity mad about him leaving, but Tavares lead them on and said he planned to stay in New York. But he knew he wanted to go home. They could’ve gotten draft picks if he would’ve told them he was leaving. Tavares is the most overrated player in the league. He deserved every second of this

[@redredmon8833]

That's a neat arena. Feels like your right on top of the action!

[@nathanmcdonald8891]

Probably one of the worst arena in the NHL .....even their own home players hate it

[@redredmon8833]

Nathan Mcdonald I love old barns though. Everyone seems to get rowdy.

[@ghytgb]

Best fans in the game.

[@swaggyp2741]

ghytgb fans that don't show up to games...

[@ianstephenson9721]

@@nathanmcdonald8891 Players hate the Barclays Center, and rightly so. Most of them have no problem with the Coliseum.

[@billmurphy1157]

Love the passsion & the hatred

[@yankees57]

let’s go Islanders!! 👏🏻 one step away from winning the Stanley Cup! Tavares we never needed you. look where we are now without you we never got this close while you were on our team.

[@bryanh5701]

@@user-ly7zq6ty3x Lmfao Isles have literally gone to conference finals 2 straight years since he left. They have like 7 series wins since he left and he has zero 😆

[@kylegareau9238]

@@bryanh5701 maybe but they wont be making the playoffs this year and i would also argue the forseeable future aswell.

[@KismetDogan]

What’s the song around the 9 minute 30 seconds mark? I need to know

[@owenmichael7225]

Plain Jane

[@kobyschechter8163]

Looking back on Tavares' return to Long Island four years later is a little embarrassing for me even though I wasn't at the game. Obviously I felt like a million bucks the next day at school after crushing the Leafs. I was definitely crushed and heartbroken when he signed with Toronto but the sun did come up the next day. Life goes on and the Islanders gave us incredible memories in the 2019, 2020, and 2021 playoffs. Pretty good consolation prize for him leaving.

[@DeE-pt5lz]

if you don't win a cup it is all meaningless, reality is if Tavares had re-signed, or if the Islanders had traded him which they should have the Islanders would probably be one of the better teams in the league now, him leaving the Islanders and them getting nothing for him messed up the team in alot of ways

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

@@DeE-pt5lz Cause Tavares has accomplished so much and shown his true leadership ability in Toronto.

[@james882009]

@@DeE-pt5lz you have no idea what you're talking about, wouldn't have had the cap space to bring in the players who were actual difference-makers if they kept him around

[@victorsforza5578]

@@DeE-pt5lz snow was never trading Tavares. He really thought JT would sign or the former minority owner Charles Wang forbide him to deal Tavares which is what he should have done before the 2017-18 trade deadline.

[@victorsforza5578]

@@james882009 😂 Lou spent Tavares cap money on Tomas hickey, Leo komorov and Matt Martin..

[@ghytgb]

Good ol school hockey!

[@user-wp3fs3tg2l]

Shows levels when the islanders whole team is tapping there sticks but not one fan can recognize the greatness he was

[@SurfinPikaa]

Players need to be professional….fans do not

[@smokesletsgo2374]

Honest question, if JT had signed with the Sharks (who offered more money than Toronto did) would he have gotten the same treatment? Or did him going to the Leafs add to the hate?

[@VincentFloydEvermore]

Him just leaving the Islanders is what brought the hate.. he left the team & the fan base felt betrayed by him - he was very loved as an Islander, so when he left, it was a dagger through the heart - had nothing to do with money, the Islanders had the highest offer… I personally feel he was pressured by his family life to move back to Toronto - I think ultimately he really wanted to stay… It’s a shame too because I think they would have won the cup if he stayed - he single handedly carried the team on his shoulders for 9 years & brought them to the point of contention - & then left… (right before the team went to back-to-back conference finals) - where it was evident that he was the missing piece to get them over the hump & into the cup… If he’s still on the team, they win the cup in at least one of those years… It was everything he worked towards as an Islander, & when he finally got the team to that point, he left… it’s a shame.

[@howkatz1]

It was leaving then posting his toronto bedspread at midnight as he had no intention of ever staying on li.

[@HAA0603]

I agree that this was the organization’s fault and not Tavares. Tavares wanted to go home and even though I don’t like the Leafs as a Sens fan, I respect his choice. Not so much for Islers fans. Probably explains why I like the Rangers more lol.

[@robmorrison1043]

Had to revisit this after another glorious night! The Loser Leafs are humiliated again!!! Blowing a 3 to 1 series lead! LMAO! The Losing and embarrassment continues!!!!!

[@Zero_Da_Hero]

2022 leafs lose again

[@clebo99]

I was there as well. It was nothing like I've ever experienced and I've been to Isles/Ranger games in their heyday.

[@ollinevala5377]

Have u been to football games in lets say South America or in the Balkans? It can get quite hostile too....

[@danielstewart6603]

Go to a soccer match in england

[@derekh173]

I loved every second of that, it was harsh but deserved

[@hunterupshall3975]

Lit-Bit loved every second of the islanders getting swept