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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Imagine a guy in the building with a leafs jersey that had Tavares on it
Adam Janks dead
Adam Janks they would die
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
Paddy Finn dam!!!!
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
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
StuntLegends64 you don’t live on Long Island, and not no of John Tavares trust me
The tickets to this game were so expensive no one who wasn’t a true islander fan would be there
StuntLegends64 lmaoo
I'd tell my kid "this is how people treat rats, son. So don't be a lying rat."
@@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.
Who else heard that little girl screaming A**Hole. Lol
Fire Dan I did. 😂😂😂😂
That was one of the chants in the beginning
Go Hurricanes!
Yeah you're pathetic shut it
Me😂😂
nothing like putting duct tape across your aliexpress jersey
You have to fix it somehow
🤣🤣🤣 I read the comments first for some reason and the instant I saw the jersey I lost it lol
Grown men in a jersey regardless 😂😂😂😊
@@antoniovillanueva5655 same😂
Andre W shutup bitch
Man I miss the days before COVID-19
New chant to say against the Blue Jackets, "Where's Your Draft Picks?!"
Offline Juice I’m saying that when my leafs face them
Gavin Lindvall oof
Good one
@@timmyg77 thank you!
Offline Juice new chat for the lighting you let us down you let us down watch them get booed opens night
“PAST YOUR BEDTIME” “WHOS YOUR DADDY”😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂
Provoked _1 that’s wrong
Buddy shut it
@@nicklardis4556 me shut it or them shut it
@@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.
@@HTNMC24 and you have every right to that opinion. This reminds me of when Vince Carter came back to TO for the first time.
“wE dOnt nEed yOu” then why are you getting so mad about him leaving
Cause it's the only Islander they know the name of now they have to learn another
Viper631 lol yup rangers fans bandwagoning the Islanders coming in hot
Definitely a leafs fan
Oh No no I’m a capitals fan.
@@garlicbread685 bandwagon insult... come up with something original...
The chants remind me of the old ECW arena days.
"Shut the fuck up! Clap clap clap clap!!!"
Yoo that was my exact thought too
“Die cena die” “die cena die” “whole fuckn show” whole fuckn show” ecw one night stand 2006
“Go fuck cena” *clap clap clap clap clap*
These are the same folks, whaddya expect?
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!
There's always that one sports movie that shows the main characters getting treated to a hostile crowd.
@@TheDevilHydraProds2002 I know one. It's that movie about Jackie Robinson and it's called like "42" or something
@@brendandoesgamez3154 yup, it was 42
@@brendandoesgamez3154 - That was a way different situation.
@@antimurphy8212 LMAO
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.
Tavares referred to him as "the kid who won the Calder". He disrespected him. I can see why Barzal did what he did
Cause Matt barzal is a bitch just like the entire isles fanbase. Tavares lives rent free in ur heads 💀
I can’t blame them, if McDavid did this I can only imagine what Edmonton would be like
Oh they would burn down the city of Edmonton lol
@@arthurstewart861 stfu, Edmonton is not Vancouver
@@danteangotti5786 did I hurt your feelings?
@@arthurstewart861 nah I’m just saying, that’s some Vancouver shenanigans, don’t throw that around on Edmonton
@@danteangotti5786 idk man edmontons a much less classy city than vancouver 😭😭
God I hope this is the conference final lol
Waiting on it
oh man ur so right
I want them to shut the islander up
the leafs wont get passed the bruins unfortunately lol
Same lol
If I were Tavares during warmups I would’ve tipped my helmet or blown a kiss
1BigBasket lol
1BigBasket like Marchand
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
1BigBasket, if I were him, I would have flipped off the crowd
Stewy.13 yes because it’s a cheap and dysfunction organization. Also who wants to live in Long Island lol
Should change the title. He made it quite clear that this wasn’t his home.
It wasn’t his fault that the islanders fan are complete assholes
@@clemsonfan322scstrong We are all assholes, yes, but we call em like we see em. JT is an ASSHOLE
Who would even wanna stay when your fans will turn on you the second you decide to leave. Classless fans
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.
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.
What a fanbase. Much love from a Canuck fan
Yeah you Canucks would do something equally trashy lol
Lol leaf fans are scum of the league so shut your fuckin mouth
Go eat cat shit
@@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
Matt C says the Canuck fans that burn their city down when they use
Lmao clearly they don’t need him. Made the 2019 playoffs and have steadily, consistently been a top 3 team this year so far.
Dare Devil also leafs are in 22nd place
Leo good point 😂
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.
@@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
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
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.
4:35 everyone recording vertically. Thank you for not being them.
New Yorkers will voice what the rest of us are feeling, haha.
Never gets old. LETS GO ISLANDERS!
Gotta love how our boys are playing so far this year!
Islanders suck
Let’s go where?
Happy Anniversary! Without a doubt the greatest sporting event I've been part of.
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.
New York Islanders in 2019..... Still proving that they dont need him!!
Maybe you d have won the stanley cup if he was there last year 😁
Foreal the isles are hot!!!!!
@@mrbarbapapa7509 are you kidding? he hardly contributed to the team at all. we're doing much better without him.
@@whiterunguard2178 looks like your a islanders fans who s still salty about him leaving.
@@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.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love the passion
Hi Canadian jock
Hi Canadian Jock I love ur vids
CanadianJock sup daddy
At least we know he is not dead
Can I borrow your jock?
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.
guy has no class, just like the rest of the islander franchise and fanbase.
Good for Barzy.
Tavares treated Barzal like dirt. Called him "the kid who won the Calder", wouldn't even call him by name.
As he should. They clearly don't like each other.
@@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
@@niagarajoe4402 You got Martin from the Islanders LMAO
And Barzal has seen the 2nd and 3rd round unlike Tavares since he went to Toronto 🤣
It actually does show they cared for him very highly. For them to welcome him back like his shows just how hurt they were.
naw.
@@Lucas.T27 basic azz
@@Pix3lPalace yeah
Not hurt. Angry and ready to show him up. Mission accomplished ☺️
@@beck943 yeah…literally butthurt….us leafs fans loved it…just shows what literally pieces of sh!t islanders fans are
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.
Respect
I'm a Leafs fan.. I'm happy for Toronto Maple Leafs taking John Tavares from the Islanders
@@themaskedguitarplayer_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
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
@@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
very good video! It felt like i was watching a documentary!
The best national anthem ever
i have a video saved that’s even better
Wtf how
Haha the song Tainted Love is blasting :) how fitting :)
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.
I was outside of the maple leafs arena after they lost to the Bruins and people were burning their Tavares jersey 😂
Goooo BRUINS
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.
Leafs fans do that from time to time.
Sure you were loser
No they weren't but ok
This is what makes me love the islanders fanbase even more, brutal and passionate.
Yes
They’re hilarious calling him a hole during his tribute video lol
@@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.
As a leafs fan, this is what makes me hate them. JT was born here, and he’s gonna PLAY HERE!
@@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.
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.
Barzy not tapping his stick during the tribute was the most amazing thing ever!!!!
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.
@@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.
Barzal is trash
@@jonathanbrake9798 More points than tavares in the playoffs this year
@@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?
6:30 Barzal shooting a puck at jt 😂
Wow! Nice Catch! He was dead on accurate too! Hit him right in the skate! lol
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
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.
@@Juggernaut1972 at least he didn’t cost those teams anything tho, cost the isles everything. Likely a Stanley Cup Parade
@@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
@@zeussierraalex not really helping the Queefs to a cup, either
Geez I didn't realize how badly he was teared apart by Islanders fans. This is hilarious.
We need a playoff series between these two teams. What a bloodbath it would be.
It could happen next year
@@jacksonbarry5407 And if it does, Islanders in 7. 😂
12:51 i love the dual chants
BrenButler 😂
I’m a winnipeg fan and I think they doing better chants then us
"Laines better!"
“ she said nooooo.”
Ryan Fox lol
Idk man...y'all can get pretty brutal as well
Lol. God, this was just epic. Love the passion
Thank you NY for taking the heat off us here in Philly with our fans for a bit
In this case, our pleasure. Tavares is a lying snake
12:17 I love how the arena turns from everyone cheering and clapping to loud booing
Great video, good to see how it actually was to be there, not just from how the media shows it
It was a disgrace to the sport. He was traded. How is that his fault?
@@factbeaglesarebest what?
@@factbeaglesarebest he wasn't traded you moron
@@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
Great vid. Good luck, John
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!
Jason Arellano because he asked not to be traded . And then left and the franchise got nothing . He’s a scumbag
John Mcguckin ok construction worker how about you make 10 mil a year then u judge ur fucking selfe
Isles fans are just better
Best fan base in hockey
Luke Rinaudo not even close
Why has their arena been consistently empty the last 20 some years?
No, Biggest assholes
what are you saying!!!
I love this so much
I don't encourage hate, but love the passion!
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.
Its so nice to have Tavares on our team.
Lmaooo another 1st round lost tho
You havent won a cup since the 60’s stfu
Why, so you can lose and get embarrassed in the playoffs every year!
I love how they had a tribute
Still holds up to this day!
New York fans love the chants gotta love it
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.
Love how it was playin slob on my knob
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.
Loved it
Let’s go cubbies
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
I mean, putting up a career high in points I guess is awful … ?
Yes, very bad
@@paulwhidden1096
EMBARASSING PLAYOFF EXITS ARE!!!!!
But i guess 56 years of losing does that to you!!
Never change a winnig team.
John Tavares: Watch me!
Love this
I gotta see a game here. Great atmosphere. Unless you’re 91 in white
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
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
If being selfish is good then he’s the greatest ever.
I see nothing but smiles from the 1st place Isles fans. A position they never achieved with PJ Boy Johnny.
understand why every1 is angry , he's playing he's best season in years xD
17nisse yeah with actually good players unlike the islanders
Mystical facts
So are the isles
I loved every second of that, it was harsh but deserved
Lit-Bit loved every second of the islanders getting swept
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.
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.
6:50 little girl screams “ TAVARES , YOU SUCK!”
Gazz 😂
Ha... That's awesome - I'm in there... This missed the Jersey fly by tho....LOL
Great Video👌👌
He did atleast got all of the crowds eyes on him....
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.
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
@@niagarajoe4402 now do playoff series wins mutant
@@DynoMikeGaming means nothing unless you win the cup….
@@DynoMikeGaming and now the islanders are even more garbage lmao
@@niagarajoe4402 1967 thanks for playing
Great video
What’s the song around the 9 minute 30 seconds mark? I need to know
Plain Jane
Who else came here when Tavares’s former team the Islanders made it to the Conference Final?
7:10 rise of the fingers
Doing charity work in his tribute and they boo him organization deserves nothing
That's a REAL hockey arena!
Make sure to upload Tavares' game winning goal for the Leafs against the Islanders from his second visit.
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)
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
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.
Well he had a pretty shit team lol
@@yessirski2663 91%, coincident? I THINK NOT
The Islanders didn't prove anything until they win a cup without him which they won't do. They're a shit team.
How did you miss every goal the isles had
The real JT was named Tonelli, I was fortunate enough to have seen the great Isles teams of the 80's.
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!!
I loved the crackhead Theo chant.
Islanders fans are like a crazy ex girlfriend who got left for the better haha
Except that we're a top three team in the league and the leafs are out of the playoffs
@John Dombroski That didn’t age well
Most things don't, we'll be fine just need to right the ship before the playoffs start.
John Dombroski that also didnt age well
@@13johnnyemo re think that now buddy
That's a neat arena. Feels like your right on top of the action!
Probably one of the worst arena in the NHL .....even their own home players hate it
Nathan Mcdonald I love old barns though. Everyone seems to get rowdy.
Best fans in the game.
ghytgb fans that don't show up to games...
@@nathanmcdonald8891 Players hate the Barclays Center, and rightly so. Most of them have no problem with the Coliseum.
I remember this like it was yesterday. It was LeBron's return to Cleveland with Miami in 2010 vibes
Who else is laughing out loud when bring’em out started playing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭 too funny. God we love JT in Toronto. Epic 🤣
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 !
I feel so bad for the people who made that video 😔
BeepBeepSheep 101 agree all that hard work just get trashed booed
Same 😔✊🏾
Good ol school hockey!
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
This may be the only time that fans were louder than the warmup music
Love the passsion & the hatred
Imagine having a whole city hate you lol. Kinda feel for the man tho
Well not a whole city ..but the whole long Island yeah that's pretty bad
He earned it lol
@@sacredsiren bruh lol ur just mad hes gone
@@yoyoyoy550 hahahahaha not even a little bit, way better without him lol
@@sacredsiren ok sorry
That title sums it all up.No wonder Isles fans are confused.They think New York was his home🤔
this honestly Reminds me of when Vince Carter returned to Toronto as A Net
The fans are so stupid because John Tavares did so many good things for the team
Except make the playoffs just once. Worst captain ever.
@@ghytgb Three times actually. Garth Snow deserves all the blame for not building a better team around him.
August 09th 2020: New York Islanders clinch a playoff berth in Toronto before John Tavares.
Leafs looking good tonight
Rangers fan here saying F tavares Long life young barzel n crew .& the isles have a great chance this year.
Reminded me of when A-Rod came to Seattle after joining the Texas Rangers.