NEW YORK — John Tavares was far from disrespectful. Maybe he was slightly miffed. Perhaps a tad disappointed.
The Islanders had just finished dismantling the Rangers, 3-0, on Tuesday night in their latest impressive victory in a season that has been filled with them. Tavares sat at his locker in the visiting room at Madison Square Garden, probably in his 10th minute of postgame questions and platitudes, when he heard it.
"Do you look at this as a measuring stick? Maybe not a statement win but in terms of getting people to believe in what this team has been doing all year?"
Tavares remained as stoic as ever while being asked if the Islanders measured themselves to a team they haven't trailed in the standings since the second day of the season before summarizing why that was a silly question without actually saying that.
"We've had that question asked quite a bit throughout the season," Tavares said. "That trip we had out in L.A.(beating the Kings and Ducks on back-to-back nights), the home-and-home victories against Pittsburgh earlier in the year. Every game is a new ch ...
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