Previously on the John Tavares Free Agency Encyclopedia:
Update: June 22, 2018 A lot’s happened in the last 24 hours so listen up, Chico.
The Islanders made the rumors official and named Barry Trotz head coach on Thursday the 21st. While hiring a coach with a fresh, hot-out-of-the-oven Stanley Cup and over a thousand games coached means a ton to the franchise, the bigger concern at the moment was how it affected John Tavares’s free agency.
At first blush, the answer appears to be, “a lot.”
So the Islanders have Lamoriello.