Signing that big name free agent can be a game changer for the New York Rangers or any franchise. Finding that player to get you over the hump to hoist the Stanley Cup is the dream for any general manager. Just this past off-season the Toronto Maple Leafs signed one of the biggest names in the history of free agency in John Tavares, by stealing him away from that transient team on the other side of the East River. What’s more, Tavares potted 47 goals proving he was worth that massive contract.
However, when the post-season began the Maple Leafs quickly met a familiar fate in a first round exit and Tavares’s former team advanced to the second round of the playoffs without him as the captain.