SEVENTY-SIX MINUTES after NHL free agency opened on July 1, the biggest prize on the market tweeted an image from his youth.
“Not everyday you can live a childhood dream,” read the caption, accompanied by the sight of a sleeping boy, swaddled in bed sheets adorned with logos of his hometown team. Some pictures are worth a thousand words, but fewer than 10 sufficed here: John Tavares (above) had signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
This story is from the July 16 - 23, 2018 edition of Sports Illustrated.
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