The most hyped prospect since Sidney Crosby, John Tavares is passing his first test with flying colors so far this season. He’s a creative center who has a goal-scoring touch but can also make others around him better. Seeing him help turn Matt Moulson into a sniper is like seeing Brett Favre and Sidney Rice blossom in NFL betting. Because of the Isles’ improved offensive play, they’re no longer an automatic pushover. That said, I’m not sure if they can handle the Flyers in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. After playing some strangely undisciplined, underachieving hockey over the first third of the season, the Flyers fired coach John Stevens last week. New head coach Peter Laviolette’s debut on Saturday couldn’t have gone worse - an 8-2 drubbing against Washington - but we’ll give the new bench boss a mulligan. |
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