I've always felt Hedman should be the No. 1 pick. The reason we flip-flopped Duchene and Tavares [Redline ranks Tavares #3 for the upcoming draft] is due to the fact Tavares' effort level has been underwhelming through the first two rounds of the playoffs. Tavares may score 40 or 50 goals a season, but he's one-dimensional. If he's not scoring, he's not helping.
Right now, he's the third-best draft-eligible forward on his own team behind Nazem Kadri and Phil Varone. Tavares (9-10-19) and Varone (10-8-18) have about the same number of points, but Varone is plus-16, and Tavares is even. London has a great power play, and Tavares is getting all his points on the power play. Five-on-five, Tavares has been nothing short of a liability. His attitude of entitlement stinks.
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I’m not entirely sure what you’re driving at, but Crosby didn’t play with Pouliot until after Pouliot had been drafted; a better comparison might be Kane/Gagner.
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by Jonathan Willis on Apr 21, 2009 8:02 AM MDT reply actions
Someone told me that Pouliot played with Crosby so I apologize about that. But what I’m getting at is this: Tavares was a powerhouse even before he went to the Knights; the Knights were a powerhouse even before Tavares joined them; how much of the new team dynamic (positives/negatives) can be attributed to an individual player’s performance? Is it possible to analyze which player was the most consistent in all categories, pre-Tavares and post-Tavares? Perhaps this will give an indication as to which player, Tavares, Kadri, or Varone, has the highest adaptability or flexibility for a coach.
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