The WORST Breakups In NHL History | What Happened?

[@RobTalksHockey]

What is the worst "break up" your team has had?

[@homeofhockey7071]

RTH your the best. I know this is not hockey or really a break up but a year and a half ago Tom Brady left the patriots. But ya paty Roy is the worst break up

[@brandontownsend2756]

Patrick Roy for sure

[@ibrobaifett7493]

@Charlie B I’m so salty that Eichel went from our saving grace to on his way out

[@ibrobaifett7493]

Ryan O Reilly

[@lowground3468]

Tyler seguin

[@lannon4prez]

“I’m frustrated with losing. I think i’ll join the Maple Leafs.”

[@BigAlvideos101]

The Maple Leafs? Who the heck are they? I know of a similar name for a team, but they're called the Maple Laffs! 😉

[@henrymanzano9168]

I know,right? I was like, "But I thought you wanted to win". To be fair,though,the other frontrunners were the San Jose Sharks (rare for superstars to go west voluntarily) and the New York Rangers (which was out of the question)

[@Nixonbutcher]

What is a Maple Leafs? All i know is Staples Left

[@swavekbu4959]

That statement contradicts the laws of logic.

[@Theskullcrusher10399]

CONTINUES TO LOSE LOL

[@12lego25]

Patrick Roy and the Canadiens, 1995 was probably the worst moment of their History.

[@jok3r906]

Considering the GM was behind the bench that wasn't glasses in...

[@nullarc977]

The Rocket Richard riots were up there too.

[@12lego25]

@@nullarc977 I was thinking about that too. But I think losing their Best Goalie in their Team History might be the worst nightmare.

[@12lego25]

@@tspawn35 Yep. You're correct.

[@drgnslayers]

@Darcy Ujvary Mario Tremblay and Patrick Roy were teammates in 1985-86. Sooner this month, they did appear in Uber Eats ads

[@idkk87]

After Tavares left the isles would make the 2nd round after then 2 strait conference finals possibly a Stanley cup final

[@TN-wv6ok]

Might also mostly be because the Isles hired the best coach in the league, and put them in a very successful system to make them succeed?

[@nullarc977]

@@TN-wv6ok I’m with you. I’m still mad the Caps didn’t just pay him after the cup. Haven’t made it passed the first round since.

[@toastgalaxy776]

imagine if they still had johnny t tho holy that would be a dynasty

[@idkk87]

@@toastgalaxy776 yup

[@adamsandstrom1732]

And Tavares hasn’t made it past the first round in that time as well

[@thejollyrancher6713]

Theo Fleury was listed at 5’5 155 lbs on his rookie card. He tied Joe Sakic for the WHL scoring league. Sakic was a first rounder, Theo was taken in the eighth round. Small players everywhere were being passed over until he forced his way into the NHL. St. Louis, Gaudreau, Kane, etc. wouldn’t have been taken seriously if Theo hadn’t been such a dominant player.

[@JiggyMiggytv]

So many short players in different sports have been snubbed for their height. I can’t imagine what it must feel like to put up numbers and have great stats but then when they see how tall you are, you get rejected. You would think that your high stats would show that your height doesn’t effect you at all. It actually has been proven that shorter players have a better centre of gravity, therefore making it easier to make fast manoeuvres. Which is a HUGE advantage over very tall players.

[@jbatts834]

@@JiggyMiggytv only sport where that isn’t the case is soccer because there’s different positions and even then if your too too short then your getting snubbed as well.

[@ThaLedg]

@@jbatts834 exactly. If Barcelona did not give Messi growth hormones, he would have never made the first team regardless of his otherwordly talent

[@factsdontlie4342]

Flames drafted 3 of the players you mentioned. Seems like they don't mind drafting small players.

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

YES thank you for bringing up Fleury. He was an utter joy to watch play. I really had hopes for his attempted comeback, but sadly it was not to be ;__;

[@airwavv7054]

was so sad to see all of that happen with Marty, one of my favorite players of all time for Tampa. Should’ve been given the respect he deserved, worked his ass for us and gave us everything, couldn’t blame him for trying to do what would’ve best for him and his family

[@onthegrow8403]

Jesus Christ you know nothing about hockey LOL Yzerman cut him from the 2014 Olympic team that’s why he left Tampa and asked for a trade …

[@jesuschrist6688]

@@onthegrow8403 Exactly… he was given no respect.

[@onthegrow8403]

@@jesuschrist6688 Yeah but the original commentor said he did what was best for his family LOL the guy asked for a trade when yzerman didn’t put him on the 2014 Olympic team…simple as that

[@airwavv7054]

@@onthegrow8403 why does this mean i know nothing about hockey…his mother who if i remember right had cancer at the time was in New York and dying, which i remember hearing at the time influenced the decision. I was just sad to see him go when it all was happening

[@drgnslayers]

I do agree with you, especially that he had a more successful career than EVERYONE who was drafted when St. Louis was eligible. He played at least 1000 games and did score at least 1000 points

[@mdurham2137]

As a diehard Wings fan, lighting up Patrick Roy like that was the worst thing the Red Wings could’ve done. He ended up in the Western Conference and was a huge thorn in their side for years. 😂

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

Ehhh, yeah they beat us that one year to get to the cup. He was a pest but we still got the upper hand on him most of the time

[@jordancivic96]

@@Thrashman-ye4cf not most of the time in the playoffs, just twice. 1997 and 2002 Conference Finals. Roy and the Avs beat the Wings in the playoffs three times. '96 Conference Finals, and '99 & '00 Conference semis

[@broadstreet21]

You want yo know more? Mike Vernon met with him for breakfast that morning, talked him into requesting a trade.

[@mdurham2137]

@@broadstreet21 That jumped out at me from this video because I’d never heard that before. From having breakfast to throwing hands at center ice in just a few years.

[@b.c.2281]

Man, the Avs-Wings rivalry was the best hockey I've seen in my lifetime, so I for one am thankful.

[@thetanksofworldwarii-tanka4368]

Jocelyn Thibault was no Patrick Roy, but he certainly was not a "fringe goaltender." He had a pretty decent NHL career stretching over 16 seasons with 586 games played.

[@stivvits1067]

Maybe he mean French 🤔

[@pale_saint]

I heard French not fringe

[@drgnslayers]

Andrei Kovalenko was ready to return home when the season ended because he wasn't expecting the Habs to make the playoffs

[@TheBobville]

and if he meant french hes not lol. He's french canadian/ quebecer but you get it.

[@goleafsgo8496]

Have to also factor in Roy had to be traded and traded quickly. Can you imagine in hockey crazy Montreal how ugly that would have gotten if if it took weeks to find a trade partner? Once Roy said I want out basically Montreal was pretty much guaranteed to loose the deal.

[@dessam3939]

I remember when Rick Nash demanded a trade out of Columbus and forced his way into the Rangers team and the Columbus fans turned on him for a while and whenever those teams played there were some loud boos. A mini rivalry did grow between those teams for the years Nash was on the Rangers but last I heard he was a director for the CBJ so at least the breakup didn’t get too sour.

[@clipped6064]

Nash in Columbus was the definition of no help lmao

[@henrymanzano9168]

And after Panarin left, the Blue Jackets home opener player intros featured a song that said, "I got loyalty,loyalty,loyalty in my DNA"

[@RomanSwak]

@@henrymanzano9168 Well, that's all they can advertise as having in their DNA, because success, money, or league recognition certainly aren't a part of it.

[@garbagemancan]

@@RomanSwak did the jackets hurt little mans feelings?

[@superfrodo4]

I am from Montreal, the local paper was saying to trade Roy in 1993. It's a miracle Price is still playing in Montreal.

[@TP35YT]

Islanders has won 6 playoff series after tavares departure Tavares has none

[@Goldy02]

The Islanders also didn’t have Barry Trotz when Tavares was there

[@TP35YT]

@@Goldy02 true

[@Windyyyyyyyyy]

@@Goldy02 trotz also helped players such as Nelson, barzal, cizikas and pelech all become instrumental on that roster

[@MrOctober44]

@@Goldy02 Actually they did. Lou and Trotz met with him and he still left.

[@BloggerMusicMan]

The one I remember most is Yashin in Ottawa. Two contract holdouts. Taking back a donation to the Museum of Art in Ottawa. A lot of goodwill lost even though he actually played pretty well for the Senators for the most part. My first hockey game in person was his return to Ottawa, and got booed mercilessly. At least Ottawa got something good back for him when he got traded.

[@abrararifify]

The Yashin one is literally the worst of them all. At least the trade that Ottawa got for him was a major fleecing and argubalby defined the franchise for a decade.

[@darienerfle2704]

You should do a video on nhl players that were traded from a team and then eventually traded back and how they reacted/performed back on a team they were previously traded from because being traded could be a big slap in the face

[@mattblom3990]

Rob 56K subs, I was there with you a short time ago when 5K was the goal. Amazing my friend!

[@curtisgoulard3106]

As a habs fan... I find it appalling of the fact that they boo thier own team out of the building.... then they get upset when players don't want to play there anymore.

[@Roof_Pizza]

Islanders won AGAIN last night. lol. Oh Toronto.

[@gwpb1286]

YESSIR LETSSS GOOOOO ISLANDERSSSS

[@alexps530]

This did not age well😂

[@gwpb1286]

@Ferda Boiz 1 game ? Series isn’t over unlike your team which is golfing right now

[@gwpb1286]

@@alexps530 1 game ? Series isn’t over

[@alexps530]

@@gwpb1286 bro i am a islanders fan i just said i did not age well calm down bud

[@patton303]

I gotta side with Isles fans. As an Av’s fan, I can look at Nate MacKinnon. The Av’s were the worst team in hockey in the mid teens. Nate had the chance to split and decided he was gonna ride it out with his team with draft picks. He finally got the cup after 9 seasons. Tavares should have rode it out.

[@Rex73777]

Thank you for providing full context to the Tavares situation. Alot of channels have just painted the Isles fans as a bunch of assholes with out the context of what Tavares did to not only lie to the Isles but to leave them with nothing for their draft pick.

[@hereliesthedwarf]

Jocelyn Thibault was an all-star and finished with 238 wins despite being surrounded by some bland Montreal and Chicago teams. Give the guy some credit.

[@ninjanunch27]

I remember going to games as a kid during the early 2000s with those Hawks teams

[@Kwert]

The thing with the Roy deal is nobody expected Thibault would be a fringe starter. He was a high first round pick and had a lot of hype going in... he just didn't live up to it.

[@Giblitzky]

Keep up the great work Rob! Big fan of all your hockey content and how you narrate the videos (plus being a chiclets fans brings bonus points)

[@Yokes27]

As a flyer fan I fully expected to see Big E in this video. Keep up the vids man, love watching them

[@johngraine]

There's currently an Uber Eats ad in Quebec in which Roy and Tremblay play table hockey. Tremblay makes it 9-1 and says "Maybe you should remove your goalie" and Roy replies "I think he's still good for 2 more cups"

[@inconnu4961]

LMAO Nice they can laugh about it now!

[@alexhorner4061]

I love your videos your content is great and it makes my day to see that you posted. Keep it up

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks homie

[@williamwoodsworth441]

Definitely the Roy 1995 breakup! Awesome video! Great job having sight and sound go so well together!

[@importednascar]

Tavares's return game was.... Yeah, Toronto lost 6-1.

[@Matthews34]

And the game after that he scored the GWG which clinched a playoff spot for the Leafs and Isles fans were shut up

[@brandonhulse9304]

@@Matthews34 and then the leafs suffered multiple first round exits while the islanders went on deep runs… lmao

[@Matthews34]

@@brandonhulse9304 Well, at least none to the Isles and it’s not that I hate the Isles, they’re like any other team to me, it’s just I wanna show Isles fans that he didn’t do anything

[@scooterelway9191]

thanks as usual for the great quality video rob !!!

[@MrBobbyfresh]

You mean wob lol

[@RobTalksHockey]

@@MrBobbyfresh lmao. Roy is pronounced "whah" . Canadian tings

[@Rptvrr]

lmao! that opening was jokes! Great work man !!

[@uuuummmmYea]

Isles fans were right to be pissed off and it wasn't just with Tavares as ownership obviously mishandled the situation equally as terrible as Tavares. I remember fans pooled money together to have a "Fire Snow" billboard put up and Tavares using his NTC against the Isles as well as the media statements.... The pyjama photo the day of the signing after allegedly having a mental breakdown deciding between NYI and TOR was a little salt in the wound. for Isles fans. That said, definitely a blessing in disguise. Saved a giant cap hit, forced ownership reform and ended up bringing in Barry Trotz. 3 playoffs and 2 Conference Finals since says it all.

[@534ARO]

Martin St-Louis story is so inspiring 👍

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Also, when Phil Kessel was traded from the Leafs to the Penguins on July 1st, 2015. He posted a full page ad in the Toronto Star saying how happy he was to leave. 'No matter what I did on or off the ice, no matter how poorly constructed the roster was during my six years in town, you blamed me.....Thank you Toronto, I will never forget you'. Now whenever he plays in Toronto he gets boooed, including from me lol.

[@RobTalksHockey]

Hahaha, priceless.

[@krakhead4017]

God damn Sportsnet littered everyone’s minds so bad that I can’t even escape the Leafs anywhere’s nowadays

[@MrOctober44]

The thing that always annoyed me with Tavares is that he acted like he never even considered going to Toronto. Then when he signs with them and says it's a life long dream

[@FS84727]

Nice video my man!

[@timomajere]

8:15 Little tidbit of interesting info. When Roy was a rookie, He and Tremblay were room-mates, and they did NOT get along.

[@noodkiller123]

Tavares pulled a Russell Wilson. Doesn’t wanna hurt the fan base so continuously lies to them but then leaves anyways like that isn’t worse

[@garbagemancan]

it had nothing to do with "hurting the fan base". it had only to do with not wanting to be traded.

[@JonathanLau]

Didn't Tavares also say that his best chance to win a Cup was with the Leafs and not the Isles? (That didn't age well thx to Barry Trotz and Lou Lamoriello !!

[@pale_saint]

Yeah he’s a douchebag and it would serve him right if the Islanders win the Cup

[@AMan_629]

You’re right. Trotz has an ability to make teams play above expectations. When he was with the preds he was taking a bad teams to the playoffs consistently. On paper, the caps weren’t the best team in the league when they took the cup either.

[@crusader0074]

@@pale_saint Lol The Leafs are on fire, and the Islanders are trash this year.

[@MrOctober44]

@@crusader0074 And the Leafs get knocked out in the first round again. And they lose a brutal game seven...

[@crusader0074]

@@MrOctober44 Yup…but it’s because we felt bad for Tampa and that they finally deserve a Cup… …or I’m delusional. 😂

[@sparrow-we7ip]

“This was when shit hit the fan” Caught me off guard😂

[@nightmare37.]

After JT left it stung like crazy but after we did good so when that happened I could officially be proud to be an isles fan

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

I mean I think the Isles got the last laugh on Tavares at this point right? They could never win so he finally left. Now he’s on a joke franchise that can’t win a series to save their lives, and the Isles are almost to a cup.

[@newman824]

He was one my favorite players growing up. The man is a legend for overcoming such odds

[@tommygoode9644]

You forgot to mention the real reason why Mario Trembley left Patrick Roy in for all those goals. Roy and Trembley were teammates back in the 80's and became bunkmates too because they both spoke French. They didn't get along very well and because Roy was 5 times the player Trembley was he wanted revenge. I watched that game on ESPN 2 and everyone was in shock that Roy wasn't pulled after the sixth goal. That was the point at which people realized what was really going on. Trembley didn't last too much longer in MTL after that and I don't think he ever got another head coaching job in the NHL. He was a piece of shit that hurt both Roy and Montreal for his own little head game's sake. I hope he goes to hockey hell where he plays goalie and just let's in overtime goals in the playoffs over and over again.

[@arnehaugandersen3057]

You made my day sir

[@tommygoode9644]

No problem. I was watching the game on TV at a friend's house and it was just a train wreck we couldn't look away from. I was happy when Roy won the cup shortly there after with Colorado and Trembley was canned. Good times.

[@jjmarz1001]

The Islanders have won more playoffs series playing in Toronto than Tavares has playing in Toronto.

[@th6252]

Fact

[@tonybleau6219]

I'm a Canadiens fan and it's just so brutal how the fans are so fair weathered. Letting a two time Stanley Cup winner have it is just insane. I'd do anything for Carey Price to win one for us. Letting the GOAT of goalies walk because of horrible fans and a stupid coach is the epitome of this franchise

[@tompierce7535]

Keep up the good work bro love the vids

[@boki1693]

Costing the Islanders not getting anything in return for him is what annoys me. It was like he was intentionally trying to screw them over.

[@ajiboy1919]

I mean he burned 9 years of his career for nothing I think any guy would be pissed but I don’t think he did it on purpose

[@jonmendelson1104]

I understand both sides of the "upset about the way he left" argument. If you're leaving to go to a new team because you're upset after giving 9 years to a team that you haven't had any success would you a) tell them you're going to leave, resulting in the team you're going to sacrificing assets in order to get you and thus having a harder time succeeding or b) tell them you're not going to leave so your new team doesn't have to sacrifice assets? If you want to succeed option b makes more sense. That being said, if you want to succeed then perhaps you should look somewhere other than Toronto but that's a different question. Obviously I can understand from Isles fans being upset that you lost a big asset and got nothing in return because he misled you as well.

[@garbagemancan]

@@ajiboy1919 are you fucking delusional? he lied for 2 years about his intentions so they wouldn't trade him.

[@patrick647]

Just found you're channel and watched a lot of videos. Great content and commentary. Keep it up! Also loved the bit about St.Louis, he was the player that got me into watching hockey. as mentioned his size and skill was unusual at the time and made me gain interest. I had the choice much later when buying a jersey between St.Louis or Stamkos(when Stamkos first started). It was a tough choice, me being young me at the time chose Stamkos. A nice jersey of Stammer without even an A on it. Still would of loved a St.Louis jersey though, the man was a beast in his entire career.

[@philippemineau2015]

Martin St-Louis is such a model of perseverance. He earned all the good in the world.

[@wrapacademytraining]

That bit on Tavares makes me smile! GOOOOOO ISLANDERS!!

[@pumpkin_eater6916]

The Tavares signing gives me second hand embarrassment as a leafs fan especially since we still haven’t won a round since he joined the roster. I know I would be heartbroken if the superstar of my team left but I’m glad to have him on the team I support. I hope he can find success in Toronto this year

[@brendanc8344]

I dont hate Johnny. But imagine if Mathews said year after year that he was coming back, only to head to Minnesota in FA the first chance he got. So the Leafs got no return for him.

[@leafsfanforever2896]

Cause of Toronto’s first round exits: 2019 (Boston): Inability to kill penalties 2020 (Columbus): Lacklustre offense 2021 (Montreal): Tavares injury, unnecessary coach’s challenge and Marner delay of game penalty in Game 6

[@Roof_Pizza]

You forgot...'LEAFS'.

[@georgearrivals]

Garbage fans supporting a garbage team in a garbage city

[@kollelcash]

Pretty sure you could have a longer comment going back to 1967

[@goatMAN1321]

I'm a leafs fan just face the facts our team becomes a echl team in playoffs

[@Nxrthluvsyou]

Your offence didn’t do shit again

[@zakebrahim3317]

Lol when u were talking about St. Louis being snubbed from team Canada in 2010 I thought u got the year wrong cuz I knew it happened in 2014 but I was so shocked to find out that it happened twice

[@ianmudd1383]

Tavares deserves the hate

[@JMBproducts]

Imagine if NY Islanders win the cup this years 😂 😳

[@dessam3939]

@@TheChilledOutSupernova also after Toronto gained the new record for longest Stanley Cup drought going for 54 years

[@McSorleyFan33]

I want Montreal or New York to win Especially New York because it would just be awesome if they do it without and before Tavares

[@michaelkeller5927]

I want Montreal to win so I can hear Bill Burr lose his shit lol

[@pale_saint]

That’d serve Pajama Boy right

[@pale_saint]

@@michaelkeller5927 Bill Burr loses his shit on daily basis that’s nothing new

[@simonmarshall19]

The Islanders fans should’ve change there Tavares jerseys into Butch Goring jersey

[@icilouis5385]

Actually, Mario Tremblay didn’t pull Roy out of the game because he wasn’t respectful but because he thought that Roy was too confident. He wanted to break him so that Roy would listen more to his authority.

[@RobTalksHockey]

Working title: Top 5 Worst Things A Rookie Coach Could Do To His Own Superstar and Future Hall of Famer

[@fjeezy1305]

As a lifelong Detroit Lions sympathizer, I completely understand star athletes getting frustrated by playing years for shitty teams. Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson’s careers were more or less wasted. I would have been happy to see either one of them get a chance at a ring.

[@adamkaplan357]

what's misunderstood ab JT is that in 16-17 the isles missed by ONE POINT, they had the tiebreaker with Toronto and if they had gotten one point (like hickey not kicking it in his own net with 30 seconds left) that would of gotten them 3 straight playoff appearances and 4 in 5 years, that totally changes the talk around the team. Also he really wanted to stay, it was only the pitch by Toronto that he didnt even want to be at until his agent convinced him that he was swayed, but who knows if the islanders do what they did these last 2 years without the extra cap space his departure afforded them

[@wet_wombat]

I was at the first home game in Toronto after JT got booed and the welcome back we had for him was so great, Toronto is happy to have him!

[@rbrb3625]

Meanwhile the seven million dollar man wrecked the chemistry with a four month holdout thus squishing The Leafs chances again. The so-called talented youngsters do not have Stanley Cup desire in their hearts.

[@ilovecookiesization]

St. Louis is the reason why I liked Tampa he deserved way more

[@felixculpa3520]

St. Louis is not a reason that Caufield and Gaudreau exist in the NHL - or if so he may be merely ONE reason. There have been quite a few smaller players, like Ted Lindsay, Henri Richard, Yvan Cournoyer, Theo Fleury, and Brian Gionta - just to name a few - who were extraordinary players.

[@RobTalksHockey]

Yes of course. But that’s the thing, it is a very small list. Each of them set a precedent in their own way.

[@shaqiri5037]

Being from Toronto i can honestly say I do not like how the leafs pick players and scout future players. I do not care about names i care about results and numbers, John Tavares currently gets paid 11 million a year with an average of 0.94 points per game 0.81 points per game in playoffs. Some may argue that average doesn't accurately reflect a player due to multiple variables like teammates ice time etc... at the end of the day I believe your salary should accurately reflect your performance. Connor mcdavid gets paid 12.5 million a year with a 1.47 points per game and over a point per game in the playoffs. The difference between Mcdavid and Tavares in terms of pay is only 1.5 million yet mcdavid averages .5 more points per game. On paper the leafs are a better team than edmonton yet Mcdavid can out point every single person on the leafs first line and second line. The leafs invested a total of 40 million on 4 players and have NOTHING to show for it. Islanders are doing better without Tavares and I applaud that, I think him leaving the team was for the better and it opens up a lot of other possibilities for them to work with. Leafs are stuck with 4 players that make up half of the salary cap with 15 other hot dog water players riding the 3rd and 4th line. If you are getting paid over 10 million dollars a year you better be getting over a point per game. disgusting watching the leafs throw games.

[@Polytrout]

Great video as usual but in regard to Martin St- Louis, as great as he was, he didn't set thr precedent for small hockey players. In the 1960s, 5'5" Yvan Cournoyer broke into the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens. The first player to beat Wayne Gretzky for the league scoring title was 5'8" Marcel Dionne. Denis Savard was overlooked by the Montreal Canadiens in favour of Doug Wickenheiser (ht. 6'4"), Denis Savard was 5'8" (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). It is unfortunate however that even today a big man tends to be favoured over the small man. But at the top levels of any sport, minute differences at lower levels become HUGE.

[@idkk87]

What about Rocco Grimaldi he’s pretty good and he’s 5’6

[@trentbukovich4109]

He was talking about short players not existing in the early 2000’s league where teams looked for size and strength u like today’s league

[@Nixonbutcher]

5'6 with skates

[@idkk87]

@@Nixonbutcher damn he still got 10 goals

[@Nixonbutcher]

@@idkk87 yes and one of his goals is to be taller

[@idkk87]

@@Nixonbutcher lol 🤣

[@Michadoo]

Definitely Sergei Federov for the Wings

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

Lol when I was 6 or 7, my mom and I crossed out Feddys name and number on my jersey before we went to a game. The hate for him after he left Detroit was real

[@outcasted_]

ooh what if you did most bizarre nhl breakups or something like that? tampa had a rough break with st. louis, but they literally paid lecavalier to leave 😂

[@presidentwilliamhowardtaft5932]

The chants when the maple leafs visited the coliseum after JTs departure were hilarious tho. I forget who made the video I believe it was sportsmen but someone did a video on it. Isles one that game by 2+ goals

[@thelostviking9998]

With the team Canada “snub” you have to remember Canada has some of the greatest players to ever play the game. When building a team you can’t just stack it with talent and go. Specially with the skill level of the Russian and American teams being as good as they are. They built a team. Made selections based on having limited time to get them to play as a team. Which is why there were entire lines from nhl teams brought in to play for team Canada. But hey when your biggest problem is not inviting St.Louis to be on the team goes to show how great Canada is at hockey.

[@TwistySponge]

I love how he pronounces french names! “ Mah-teh Saeh-Louis” “Patrick Wah”

[@garbagemancan]

you love how he pronounces them relatively correctly?

[@Rptvrr]

Lmao love those NHL friends intros!

[@Outpost-13-Hockey]

I think the issue with the Leafs is that they have a bunch of generational talent that just doesn't gel. The Islanders got better when Tavares left because the team didn't rotate around one player. Most cup winning teams have three or four lines pulling their weight in offence. Having one expensive line is going to get you bumped in the first round over and over again.

[@alabamarules9881]

The absolute worst break up was Bobby Hull when he left the Blackhawks and went to the rival WHA. Not only did he leave the team but the Blackhawks received NOTHING in return and ensured no more Cups till 2010.

[@brendanc8344]

As an Isles fan: like you said, it wasn't that Tavares wanted to go back to his home team, I get that, we would all sign a max contract for our home team. It was that he fed us sugar coated shit for years on how he was dedicated to the Island, then walked first chance he got. We could have gotten a king's ransom for him in a trade. But hey, Pajama Boy can enjoy his golf.

[@Obrian81]

Where's Sergei Federov? He was hated by us Wings fans when he left.. I'll never forget the boos he got in his return to Detroit!

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

I remember my mom and I crossing out his name and number on my jersey after he left. The hate for him was real.

[@Obrian81]

@@Thrashman-ye4cf Nice! I would of done the same thing!! Lol

[@FlameSama1]

You could do a whole video on the Blackhawks breaking up with their star players because they wanted to be paid what they were owed. Bobby Hull, Stan Makita, Jeremy Roenick, etc...

[@SuperWeinermobile]

Tavares is a snake. End of story. Dude spent 2 yrs saying don't trade me i love long Island etc etc. Absolutely classless. And Islanders fans toxic? Clueless statement. That's a tortured franchise more than any nhl team. Lifelong red wings fan on long Island, they're a good strong fanbase that has seen awful times. John Spano anyone?

[@cowetascore8476]

Don't forget Mike Milbury and Fishsticks jerseys. We've been through hell and back again.

[@RRaquello]

Maybe ironically, Mario Tremblay won more Stanley Cups for the Habs than Patrick Roy. So he had accomplished something for them, just not as a coach. As a player he was known as a hot head, as, of course, was Roy, so two French hot heads was just too much drama for one dressing room.

[@marijumanji]

Heatley leaving Ottawa was brutal.

[@Top-Bird]

My brother was an intern in the amalie arena and they moment Marty was traded, they had to tear down everything with his face on it, sad. Unrelated, I play hockey at that arena of the lighnting training footage. Actually use to work there too. I sometimes got to watch these sessions, was looking for me in the footage

[@cptn-billtremblay3162]

That final comment about how Cole Caufield exists because of Marty St-Louis has really aged well 😂

[@kylemerkley2606]

I hate when fans get that mad when I player leaves, it's business, players come and go and got to try and do what's best for them

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

I agree, but the reason the Isles fans were so pissed was because Tavares was saying how he didn’t want to leave all year, then he bailed in the summer right away. At the same time, what was the guy supposed to say to the reporters all season? “Yeah I’m definitely out of here after the season ends” Players just don’t do that, that’s why I don’t really agree with their anger towards him.

[@logan4680]

See at least we had the decency to give standing ovations to Johnny and Chucky and then proceed to boo them all game

[@jesserasanen1576]

Great intro bud

[@xViperGTR]

How the hell does Steve Yzerman decide to neglect Martin St Louis when he drafts guys like Yanni Gourde and Anthony Cerelli WHO BASICALLY HIS SIZE?!

[@milkoil]

How do you mention St. Louis in Tampa without Vinny?

[@aidanserra7021]

“Wasn’t even considered” yeah he was. Stamkos got hurt and St. Louis replaced him, you said it yourself. Obviously if he was next in line to replace an injured forward he would have been considered.

[@pale_saint]

St.Louis should’ve been an obvious choice not someone to ”be considered”

[@bbb462cid]

I still find it delicious that so many Isles fans feel betrayed by Tavares to this day.

[@AMan_629]

I used to hate him. idrc ab it anymore but hearing all of his interviews of him saying he wanted to be here and wanted to be a lifer still irks me. I understand why he would want to out but why couldn’t he just say it you know? We were offered stamkos for jt at one point. We could’ve got assets but instead his whole tenure was nothing really. Hope he recovers from that injury tho.

[@bbb462cid]

@@AMan_629 He changed his mind. It's that simple. He found himself in a position in which he had the luxury of chasing a dream. He probably felt he owed it to himself more than he owed anything to the Isles. Plus the club found that it was relying on JT way too much; it was hurting their potential.

[@kipblass2131]

Other Wings fans don't seem as bothered by this as I am - the departure of Brendan Shanahan. It was 2006 and we knew the day was coming, one of these years The Captain would have to retire, and this year it came. We looked over our roster without him on it, still looked pretty good, them kids Datsyuk and Zetterburg might mature into something, still had the best defenseman in the world, but it seemed by the time we looked up from our altered roster, Shanny's like, "Oh Stevie retired? I'm outta here."

[@aac2500]

We are so sick of hearing about Tavares. Aside from a select few people, Islanders fans do not care about Tavares anymore. It’s been 3 years. Time for the rest of the league to move on too

[@patriciathayer5722]

I thought Roy was going to punch out the coach and gm that night. lol 😂

[@leafsfanforever2896]

The New York Islanders in 2017 missed the playoffs by one point when the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3, stealing the last playoff spot In 2018, the Islanders finished with a losing record, allowing the most goals in the NHL. The year after Tavares’ departure from the Islanders (2019), the Islanders not only clinched second in the Metropolitan Division, but allowed the fewest goals in the NHL. Leafs fan here, but Islanders statistically were better than Toronto

[@Usiris23]

I couldn’t tell you we’re a leaf fan from your name and profile pic…

[@LeanMrfuzzles]

I'm sure Marty wanting to be up in Connecticut with his family had something to do with wanting out of Tampa, but probably only influenced his choice of team. Think he was just done with Yzerman, which sucks that it kept him from retiring as a Bolt. Marty knew he was at the end of his career and was retired by the end of the following season. Honestly it was sweet justice that TBL knocked the Rangers out in the ECF that year. That was the point where I forgave him honestly. Plus him leaving probably helped build TBL into what they are today.

[@rogerszmodis]

Canada’s Olympic team is absurdly stacked every time there are NHL players. Great players always get left off.

[@anthonyteichroeb917]

St. Louis wasn't just good at that time. He was a boss.

[@kellyactormosgoog]

Whenever people say Nela Lopušanová is gonna be too small to play in the NHL, I always look at St. Louis and laugh.

[@powwowken2760]

I'll never forget the Islanders fans booing the Canadian national anthem during a playoff series vs the Leafs while the NY Captain and well over half their team were Canadians. So seeing Islanders fans in pain just makes me laugh

[@ProdParkerJazz]

That “goddamn” took me out 🤣

[@henrymanzano9168]

At 0:16, the "Good morning,Julia" guy has REALLY let himself go

[@Jordan___A7373]

We are even turning on Tavares in Toronto as well. His contract is single handedly killing the team. Lost Kadri, lost Connor Brown, and can't get any good D on the team because of that anchor contract. goodbye Rielly. Matthews is going to leave because of no cap space when his deal is up. Hyman won't be back as well, all because of Tavares. We did not need him, Toronto was already set before he signed there. I wish he either stayed with LI or went to the Sharks. He had an AMAZING first year with Toronto, now it seems like he's mailing it in

[@jasonbieber6431]

This is what I said the moment the Leafs signed him. That being said, I'm not sure he'd have fit in Trotz's system.

[@ajiboy1919]

Matthews isn’t leaving Toronto lol. I may not have much faith in this team but I have faith that they’re gonna keep him.

[@Jordan___A7373]

@@ajiboy1919 I hope he stays. One of my favourite players since we’ve had Sundin!

[@stevenightfall6634]

None of that is Tavares' fault...

[@ajiboy1919]

@@Jordan___A7373 he’s my favourite player of all time simply because of his swagger is unmatched. Before the lupul was up there as one of my faves it hurt my soul to see such an ugly break up between him and Toronto.

[@mariovaccarella6854]

I think that Islanders Fans are not looking at the fact, The Islanders were obviously going in another direction, Hence, The Lou Lamerillo and Barry Trotz Change.

[@eldestrug3430]

I grew up with patty as my home town goalie, I don't remember a time when we booed him