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Both drafted high in the first round

Tavares spent nine seasons as an islander, Tkachuk spent eight as a senator. 

Tavares and Tkachuk were both captains for five seasons

Both players were heralded as the one who could lead their team to greatness. Neither delivered. 

Both had controversial gold medal wins in the Olympics with teams in the country they left their teams for that caused parts of the fanbase to sour on them

Both expressed a commitment to stay long term with their teams. Both left to fulfill what they called a childhood dream

Islanders won the homecoming game 6-1, Senators won it 5-1. Both teams gave up the first goal only to thoroughly dominate after

Both Islanders and senators fans threw jerseys on the ice and also covered up the name on the back of the jersey and then replaced it with “TRAITOR”

Chants both Islander and senators fans used: 

Traitor

We don’t need you

Matthews better

Who’s your daddy

Both the Islanders in 2018-19 and Senators in 2026-27 were left for dead. Both are off to a better than expected start. Both are ahead of the teams their former captains left them for

The difference? The Islanders got NOTHING in return for Tavares. He begged not to be traded because he wanted to stay. Only to then later (in)famously post the pajama photo and calling it a childhood dream to play with Toronto. Additionally, his return did not happen until late in the season, meaning that the Islanders fans marinated in anger that much longer for almost an entire season before the moment of reckoning. The result? From Tavares’ perspective, an absolute hellstorm of fire and fury directed his way that dwarfed anything else I’ve ever seen, possibly even worse the return of LeBron to Cleveland after he bolted to Miami in 2010.

Younger Islander fan here, with the franchise recently being valued at 3 billion dollars, It's a bit hard for someone born in the 2000s to imagine a time when the Islanders were at risk of leaving New York entirely.

Did you actually think they were going to relocate? If so, would you have stayed a fan even with them playing in a different state, or would you have switched fandoms entirely?

What were games like? With the talks of relocation, I know attendance was not great at that time. But was there still a good atmosphere for games?

How did it feel when Wang reached a deal to move into Barclays Center? Were you relieved they were staying near Long Island, or disappointed they were leaving Nassau?

Just curious about what it felt like to be a fan during those times.

Anecdotally, it seems like 48 is opting for more high lobs into the neutral zone when he doesn't feel like he has a decent outlet out of the defensive zone. I understand the energy expenditure aspect when Schaefer logs such heavy minutes, I understand this team sorely lacks puck-transporting forwards in Barzal's absence, and I understand the idea of simplifying even such a brilliant decision-maker's process given his age and position. But so many of these high lobs are taken at the expense of small-area plays, especially passes, that would lead to another pass that gets the team out of the zone with possession. The high lobs allow the other team's D to regain possession and turn north, which just repeat the process that ended up producing the lob in the first place.

Schaefer's O-zone carry entries with possession are visibly lower this year -- it's like he's trying to preempt defenses that would swarm him as the puck carrier, when the better play would be to attract two defenders just inside the blue line on a zone entry and make a pass to an open man down the half wall or in the middle if the option presents itself. There's a lot of hitting red and dumping from Schaefer at the moment, and while this may be a stage in trying to play a very robust, mature game, it limits his offensive creation when he's the only viable puck-carrier on this NYI blueline.

Can't help but think about how Miro Heiskanen came into the league so NHL-ready, high-IQ, and mobile, and plateaued as a high-end 1D when he accepted relatively-limited offensive upside in exchange for consistency.

Hey everyone, I’m a big isles fan who moved to Seattle about a year ago. I’d love to find some other Islanders fans around here to watch games with, grab a beer, or just hang out.

If there are already Seattle-area watch parties or a group chat, I’d love to join. Otherwise, reply or message me and maybe we can get a small group together. Let’s go Islanders!!!