Canada Day was just a little sweeter in Toronto on Sunday.
While the city celebrated Canada's birthday, it collectively jumped for joy when John Tavares announced he'd elected to sign with his childhood favorite team, the Maple Leafs.
Jubilation swept across Twitter.
John Tavares coming out of hiding to sign with the Leafs pic.twitter.com/gUQAFygt5U
— Cpl Matthews (@CplMatthews) July 1, 2018
CAN U BELIEVE???? pic.twitter.com/UWLY3OGBLS
— Bobby Cappucino (@bobbycappucino) July 1, 2018
WE GOT TAVARES #TMLtalk #GOLEAFSGO pic.twitter.com/cVNmm2JKEB
— Jordyn McKnight (@jmcknight93) July 1, 2018
tavares is the stamkos we never got
— amolsoncanadian (@dinnerdrudgery) July 1, 2018
Some of his new teammates were over the moon.
Welcome aboard @91Tavares ! Pumped to have you in the blue and white and now call you a teammate #goleafs
— Auston Matthews (@AM34) July 1, 2018
Welcome home @91Tavares, excited to have you apart of the @MapleLeafs family!
— Mitchell Marner (@Marner93) July 1, 2018
Welcome @91Tavares now we go to work 👊🏼
— Nazem Kadri (@43_Kadri) July 1, 2018
I saved u 91 this time...welcome home @91Tavares pic.twitter.com/J2rM3IC4XD
— Nazem Kadri (@43_Kadri) July 1, 2018
Opposing teams have been put on alert.
Sens fans: Do yourselves a favour and stay off Twitter and try and enjoy the rest of your Canada Day.
— Ian Mendes (@ian_mendes) July 1, 2018
Opening night Tavares, Matthews, and the Leafs come to the UC to take on the #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/2caWi6Mx7D
— Blackhawk Up (@Blackhawk_Up) July 1, 2018
For once, a Toronto boy is heading home.
Oh great, yet *another* delusional Leaf fan who thinks any star player actually wants to come home and play for hey wait a second... https://t.co/ss4gneIXiE
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) July 1, 2018
The big question: Who centers the fourth line?
#Leafs down the middle:
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) July 1, 2018
John Tavares
Auston Matthews
Nazem Kadri
I could be the fourth-line center and that's OK. https://t.co/EqPPDe1lJW
Can't wait for Leafs fans to complain about whoever centres their 4th line.
— Andrew Berkshire (@AndrewBerkshire) July 1, 2018
Toronto general manager Kyle Dubas gets the last laugh over his New York Islanders counterpart, ex-Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello.
Inspired by @TheOMeara pic.twitter.com/iRXpejGPM4
— Andrew Berkshire (@AndrewBerkshire) July 1, 2018
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