[News] Tavares tells the Islanders he is leaving

[Two Fivenagame]

BT to the teams on the list - "We have his best friend...."

[Vinny01]

If the Leafs sign Tavares swap Hamonic for Kadri

[Roof-Daddy]

Man I hope Treliving can pull off some wizardry here.

[browna]

Originally Posted by foofighter15

Pretty surprising.... I thought Trotz being brought in was enough to keep him in NY

As we've seen before, the NHLPA wants to make sure the player is getting the most $ at UFA time.

So there is pressure externally on Tavares to at leat give the impression he's driving up his value through visits like this.

[Beninho]

No idea why the sharks are so intriguing. Old and regressing. City isn’t that great either, Canadians think California and go whooooaaaaa

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Beninho

No idea why the sharks are so intriguing. Old and regressing. City isn’t that great either, Canadians think California and go whooooaaaaa

... ok, San Jose proper isn’t that phenomenal, but you realise these guys are probably living in San Francisco and the more affluent spots around the Bay Area right? It’s not like the Golden State Warriors all live in Oakland.

Plus, San Jose still has a lot of miles left, they’ve been good at working young guys into and up theor lineup. They’re going to be good for a while.

[N-E-B]

Yeah, San Francisco is awesome. Who wouldn’t want to live there?

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by GoJetsGo

lol

There were murmurs of him visiting van during tge courting phase a few weeks ago, so assuming there's some smoke there

[YYC in LAX]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

Yeah, San Francisco is awesome. Who wouldn’t want to live there?

The people are arguably more smug than your rhetorical question.

[GoJetsGo]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

There were murmurs of him visiting van during tge courting phase a few weeks ago, so assuming there's some smoke there

They're terrible with little to no prospect of even coming close to competing at the level the mediocre Islanders did that he may want to leave. So I'm guess not.

[direwolf]

I have a feeling he'll end up in California, just because God hates the Flames.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

There were murmurs of him visiting van during tge courting phase a few weeks ago, so assuming there's some smoke there

Tavares isn’t willingly go to go to one of the worst teams in the league. Don’t be ridiculous.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

...San Jose still has a lot of miles left, they’ve been good at working young guys into and up theor lineup. They’re going to be good for a while.

“A lot” of miles left? I doubt it. The Sharks have some miles left, and I don’t expect them to tumble to the basement this year or next year, but their core of players is old. At every position except in goal they are approaching their twilight. I think they will remain in the same bubble with several other Pac Div teams for the next couple years: competing for a playoff spot, but not ever a Division lock.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

“A lot” of miles left? I doubt it. The Sharks have some miles left, and I don’t expect them to tumble to the basement this year or next year, but their core of players is old. At every position except in goal they are approaching their twilight. I think they will remain in the same bubble with several other Pac Div teams for the next couple years: competing for a playoff spot, but not ever a Division lock.

Yeah, I guess that’s what I mean. I don’t see them as bottoming out any time soon, and with Tavares I think they stand a chance of maintaining their pace longer.

[Mattman]

I don't think we are one of those five teams, but maybe the Flames could benefit off the cap unloading of those teams?

I think it has been confirmed in reading between the lines that Tavares want's to go to a contender. Which I think was quite obvious with Lou Lamourillo coming in and cleaning house to make the Islanders look like a contender.

Safe to assume he won't to the teams that are clearly not contenders right now.
Arizona
Buffalo
Detroit
Ottawa
Vancouver
Carolina
New York Rangers

Then there's the "middle of the pack" teams that have the notoriety, but have struggled in recent years and/or too many question marks as of today. Too much of a gamble.
Montreal
Chicago
Edmonton
Florida
Calgary
Phillidalphia
Columbus

The teams that have their roster locked up, just made notable moves, or just straight up can't afford him with out moving out big names. (Frankly the teams that I would be shocked if they got him)
LA Kings (Kovalchuck signing)
Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay
Washington (On the verge of re-signing Carlsson)

Leaving these teams that I believe all have a shot at signing Tavares. Attractive hockey markets, cap space, success in reccent years, and a clear goal to win as of today.
Dallas
San Jose
St. Louis
Colorado
Vegas
Nashville
Anaheim
New Jersey
Toronto
Winnipeg


All in all I believe that the 5 teams that he will meet with are
San Jose
Toronto
New Jersey
Vegas
St. Louis

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by Beninho

No idea why the sharks are so intriguing. Old and regressing. City isn’t that great either, Canadians think California and go whooooaaaaa

SJ is just one part (~1M people) of a bigger ~7M person area. It's expensive as hell, but a great region to live in. Especially with the type of money he'd have.

[joejoe3]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

If the Leafs sign Tavares swap Hamonic for Kadri

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Man I hope Treliving can pull off some wizardry here.

It would have to be some legit polyjuice potion level magic.

[sureLoss]

Kings are out on Tavares

https://twitter.com/user/status/1010724450499776512

[Serapth]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

Yeah, San Francisco is awesome. Who wouldn’t want to live there?

Us poor non-millionaires...

I have a friend who just moved from Toronto to SAN Fran... from 2600/month to double that... in US for less sq/ft. Ouch.

But yeah, for millionaires, no brainer.