EDINA, Minn. -- The New York Islanders need to move on from the departure of center John Tavares and focus on what they do have, forward Brock Nelson said Wednesday.
"We wish him the best, but things go on and we've got to pick ourselves back up," Nelson said about Tavares, who signed a seven year, $77 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1 after playing his first nine NHL seasons with New York.
Islanders must move on from losing Tavares, Nelson says
Forward wants them 'to pick ourselves back up' after former captain signs with Maple Leafs