Post-Tavares era begins in earnest with training camp set to open
September 6, 2018 By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Veteran forward Casey Cizikas and the rest of the Brooklyn-based Islanders are looking forward to training camp in advance of the upcoming 2018-19 season. AP Photo by Kathy Willens
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John Tavares was the face of the New York Islanders from the moment he was selected first overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
And now he’s gone.
Garth Snow had been the Brooklyn-based franchise’s chief decision-maker for a dozen years.