Toronto Maple Leafs star John Tavares testifies in appeal against $8-million tax bill

Toronto Maple Leafs star forward John Tavares was in a face-off of a different kind Tuesday, taking the stand in a tax court appeal of an $8 million bill from the Canada Revenue Agency over his signing bonus to join the team.

Fighting an $8M tax bill, Maple Leafs star John Tavares details the negotiations behind his ‘lucrative’ 2018 free-agent deal  Toronto Star

'It was a heavy decision and there was a lot of emotion behind it,' Tavares said while arguing that his bonus was an inducement to sign with the Leafs