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Isles owner: Tavares is no savior
Don't expect to see John Tavares' face on a billboard overlooking the LIE just yet. Charles Wang is taking the low-key approach with his new No. 1 pick. "This is no Jesus-savior kind of thing. This ain't like getting LeBron James, as good as [Tavares] is," Wang said Friday night. "It's a big deal to us, to our fans, to him, but it's just another piece. We've got a lot of work to do." The Islanders owner says he's committed to a patient rebuilding process.
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I wanted him so bad to play in his home town. Toronto.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Comments (1956)
Disappointing indeed.
kelso!
Total Comments (1076)
Burke was all talk, but didn't do anything, he didn't even get Schenn. I would have prefer Cowen over Kadri.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Comments (1956)
Islanders picked a good time to finish last in the league
Rayneman87
Germantown , MD
Total Comments (152)
Would have done better off last year, all the scouts say Stamkos is better.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Comments (1956)
Stamkos is better for sure, but Tavares is a worthy 1st overall. He deserved to be #1.
Hopefully the Leafs will just have no shame like LAK or NYI and just aim for the bottom. This has got to stop.
Taylor Hall in '10!
.....but I guess we'll take whoever goes 7 picks later.
HockeyCanada-…
Total Comments (1200)
I don't know why but those comments just seem like Wang is just burrying him already. This guy should just sell the team to someone who cares about the game of hockey because I bet if he had his way he would start a bear as his goalie.
The Duke of Awesome
East Aurora , NY
Total Comments (598)
I don't like Hall at all. Hall rarely passes.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Comments (1956)
Tavares is for sure worthy of #1.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Comments (1956)
I didn't expect Tavares but I wanted him to trade to #4 and get Schenn.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Comments (1956)
If it wasn't for Devereaux in the final game of the season, the Leafs would have Schenn right now.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Comments (1956)
Matt Duchene was the real prize of the draft
FoosBall
Total Comments (3352)
Agreed. Hedman is the biggest prize.
HockeyCanada-…
Total Comments (1200)
Luckily we don't have anyone to pass to anyway.
HockeyCanada-…
Total Comments (1200)
Burke: "All hat, no cattle" as we say out west.
p-dids
Total Comments (4)
Simon Depres, Carter Ashton ( are absolute steals at 29 and 30) and Scott Glennie, are the names everybody'll be talking about 10 - 15 years from now, when they're talking about this being one of the great draft years. The top five are definitely shoe-in, no brainers. Schenn is THE one in this draft, but Tavares and Hedman are instant big-time. Depres will never play a game n the minors. Don't know about all those smallish guys in the first round though - the hardest thing to read is heart - I don't see any St. Louises or Noodlemeyers in there. Either Burke knows something nobody else does, or he's completely lost it.
oldtom in Japan
Hiroshima Come Glow With Us, HS
Total Comments (655)
Thats true.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Comments (1956)
As entertaining as it was to watch Burke while he was miked up it was even better to see Garth give the little F..U nod while leaving the podium after the first pick was announced. That was FANTASTIC! Now, the sooner we get Calvin de Haan under Streit we can roll 2 PP lines. Nice!
metalcoconut
Total Comments (413)
Actually the nod came after the 12th pick. Funny as h..ell
metalcoconut
Total Comments (413)
some advice, get off the Island as soon as you possibly can!
save your career!
The Isles will do more to screw up your development than guiding you to be one of the best or average for that matter.
Cali-Land madness
S.L.O, CA
Total Comments (128)
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