Remember when declaring that used to be fun?
Pointing to Tavares’ current employer was, as the kids say, the hottest meme on the interwebs for a good little while there and even emerged to become somewhat of a rallying cry within the Leafs’ fanbase – perhaps the one thing capable of bringing all corners together.
It’s funny how things can change, isn’t it? All it took was a putrid team effort in his homecoming on Wednesday, some plastic snakes, a nationwide-trending hashtag, and a standing ovation the following Saturday night to thrust the act of supporting Tavares into controversy.