Islanders fans made life miserable for John Tavares Thursday. lukefoxjukebox takes you inside the scene at Nassau Coliseum.
The variety and endurance of the vitriol maintained during the home side’s cathartic 6-1 embarrassment of Tavares’s chosen team reached you-had-to-be-there levels.
Later, the hordes mixed in a “Barzy’s better!” and a “Who’s your daddy?” They sprinkled in a “Where’s your jammies?” and an “It’s your bedtime!” Still, Tavares’s ex-teammates all tapped sticks and Tavares himself saluted his haters without irony. “As a visitor, they’re on top of you,” Trotz said. “It feels like they’re breathing down your neck a little bit.”
Thank you for all positive thoughts. I was extremely scared and I am very lucky to have someone watching over me tonight. A lot of thoughts go through your mind when you feel the blade touch your neck.
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