It was a day that the NY Islanders fans will hold in their hearts until the end of time. July 1, 2018, when John Tavares posted on social media a photo of himself in his childhood bed with a Maple Leafs blanket and sheets, signaling that the Tavares era on Long Island was over, signing a seven-year $11M contract with his hometown team.
But Cal Clutterbuck, one of Tavares’ teammates and closest friends, doesn’t hold anything against the former Islanders’ captain despite the devastation it caused the fan base.
Clutter has no problem with Tavares' decision
“I never held a grudge,” Clutterbuck said on the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast.