This is really where we find out how much favouritism the league is willing to show a team in that market.
Additionally, does the precedent go the other way? Does John Tavares say, "Screw you Islanders, you've failed to live up to one of the vaguer provisions in my SPC according to my standards. I'm a UFA now. Hey NHL, who wants to pay me $10 million?"
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