Last July long weekend we were camping with family and my nephew (who's a huge Leaves fan) was pumped because they signed Tavares. I laughed at him. I said the deal was dumb and that the Leaves really needed defensive help and the Tavares contract was going to hurt them. In fact, they probably wouldn't make it past the first round of the playoffs. He wanted to bet $100. In hindsight, I should have taken the bet. The only thing better than seeing the Leaves go out in the first round is watching the Tavares-less Islanders win their round.