John Tavares Is Being Stripped of His Captaincy but a Reunion with the Islanders Is Unlikely

Locked On Islanders - Daily Podcast On The New York Islanders

The Toronto Maple Leafs are stripping former New York Islanders captain John Tavares of the captaincy in Toronto. There are rumors that Tavares could be traded after losing the "C" and that he wouldn't cost that much to acquire.

We discuss where Tavares is at this stage of his career and why it would not make much sense for the Islanders to bring him back to Long Island even if he could help the Isles offensively in the very short term.

Plus, now that the Identity Line is most likely broken up, what will the Isles identity as a team be this season under Patrick Roy? we will discuss some possibilities.

All that and more on today's Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.

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