The Maple Leafs
Sports Illustrated|July 16 - 23, 2018

SEVENTY-SIX MINUTES after  NHL free agency opened on July 1, the biggest prize on the market tweeted an image from his youth.

Alex Prewitt
The Maple Leafs

“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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