Tribute John Tavares appreciation thread

[Hoglund4MvP]

Tavares is the 4th best out of the big 4 now, but still no.1 when it comes to overall smarts and (this has become cliche now) but "technical" prowess. We knew the cap hit would be too high by now, but we also thought we'd have a cup by now too.

If we go deep in the playoffs he's the type of player who starts to take over a series. We saw it when the Tampa players started running on fumes. He was our main guy in the latter half of the series. Probably would have lead us to a game 7 win with that clinic he put on for the goal that got waived off due to Holl's unnecessary pick attempt. I've resorted to simply saying it was unnecessary to avoid arguments on whether it was a penalty or not. The real point is Tavares didn't and doesn't need help to make those plays in the playoffs.

A good example is when we lost Sundin in the semis but Gary Roberts put the team on his back and took the Sens out by himself in game 6 and 7. Playoffs is a different breed. Tavares is built for it. Definition of pro athlete. Not the Babcock edition gud old pro. Authentic athlete.

This was probably the best post in this whole thread and we saw it tonight.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

JT impressed last night.

Didn’t see it coming.

He’s still a 3C for me with the current roster and he’ll be a PP specialist

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[saffronleaf]

The captain just had a captains performance. Unreal. Hatty. He's still got it.

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

JT signing is literally the signing that sunk the "core" before it had a chance. Imagine if we just waited and got a stud D for the money instead (Like Pietrangelo) or maybe we miss the playoffs in the first year but pick up a nice piece in the draft.

Hindsight is 20/20 but man aside from fun regular season the JT signing has been an utter failure.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

JT signing is literally the signing that sunk the "core" before it had a chance. Imagine if we just waited and got a stud D for the money instead (Like Pietrangelo) or maybe we miss the playoffs in the first year but pick up a nice piece in the draft.

Hindsight is 20/20 but man aside from fun regular season the JT signing has been an utter failure.

He earned his contract in exactly one season of his deal. Massive disappointment since for a TOP FIVE cap hit in the league.

John Tavares has been in the league for 14 seasons, the majority of those as captain of the Islanders and Maple Leafs. He's been out of the first round only two times in those 14 seasons, with his teams only managing to win one game in round two.