Is New York Islanders Star John Tavares Approaching the Sidney Crosby Level?

January 10th, 2014 by Adrian Dater Leave a reply »

DENVER — When people look to compare John Tavares with another player, they usually go with Sidney Crosby. Butch Goring prefers "Mr. Hockey," Gordie Howe.

“His skating stride reminds me of Gordie’s,” said Goring, the former New York Islanders great, a member of the dynasty days of the early 1980s and now a TV color analyst for the team. “He’s got that same kind of long, powerful stride. Gordie was just so strong on his skates. So is this kid.”

“Kid” can still rightfully apply to Tavares. He’s only 23. Except, this is his fifth season in the NHL, and Islanders fans often refer to Tavares and “The Man” now, and that label rightfully applies, too.

Entering play on Jan. 10, Tavares stood tied with Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane for second in the NHL scoring race with 54 points, 11 behind Crosby.



No, Tavares isn’t at Crosby’s level yet, but he’s working on it.

“That’s the word that really applies to him: work. He’s just so driven, so disciplined, and he’s worked really, really h ...

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