played nine seasons with the , the first nine seasons of his career. In that span, he was their star player, the one spot of hope on a team that was floundering in mediocrity. They played in the playoffs three times with Tavares, never making it out of the second round. Tavares then went to the in free agency, near his hometown of Mi si sagua, and Herman Edwards Jersey he now plays on the No. 3 team in the Atlantic while the Islanders are winning the Metropolitan.A happy ending for everyone, right? Not exactly. In Tavares' "homecoming" to New York on Thursday, he was jeered mercile sly by the Islander faithful, being called a traitor and a Judas, and some fans to reflect their true Jack Driscoll Jersey feelings.Fans in Na sau Coliseum kept that same energy all night. The Islanders routed the Maple Leafs 6-1 in his return, and Tavares was ultimately a nonfactor. A number of different chants cropped up, including "it's your bedtime" and "where's your jammies" (a of himself as a child wrapped up in Maple Leafs pajamas after he signed). Ruthle s Islanders fans chant Its your bedtime and Wheres your jammies? during the third period of Tavares' return to Long Island Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) Some chants were a bit more not safe for work, but others included "we don't need him." Plastic snakes were also thrown onto the ice, and a sweater as he left the ice after his warmup. Here's the Tavares snakes... imagine more things will be thrown during play. James Mirtle (@mirtle) Anthony Harris Jersey Ultimately the grievance of the night was the Islander fans felt lied to. There was a ton of push-pull throughout the saga of his free agency before he ultimately signed with his hometown team. They let Tavares know as much, and the boos reached a fever pitch when "thank you, John" appeared on the Na sau Coliseum's video boards. John Tavares Prince Smith Jr. Jersey tribute in his return. Flintor (@TheFlintor) It was a weird type of di sonance, to be sure. Wes McCauley brought his usual flair to an offsides call on Tavares as well, when after a Barry Trotz review he announced -- as only he can -- that Tavares was over the line. It was one of the more unintentionally hilarious moments of the night. There is no man more electric than Wes McCauley Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) After the nightmare of a night, Tavares said that he'd prepared for his reception. "They always made it tough on the opponent Charleston Rambo Jersey when I played here," . "They have their feelings, and that's out of my control."Tavares added that the tribute was "nice," despite the cacophony that accompanied it.The Maple Leafs are still chasing the for second in the Atlantic, but it felt like Thursday night was always going to go this way. It's a measure of revenge for Islander fans who felt betrayed. But the thought of these two teams meeting in a playoff series is a very real po sibility -- the atmosphere from Islander fans in that scenario is hard to imagine if it does come to pa s.