Ta-vary Good Pick
Posted by jtbourne on June 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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John Tavares is a New York Islander, and for that, Isles fans can get excited.
They were never in a position to make any other choice, which is why I was worried that they would (I’m slightly jaded at this point).
Occasionally, sports fans like to look a little highbrow and explain the intricacies of why one player will make a bigger impact than another, mostly just to seem knowledgeable. In this case, why Hedman would be a better asset for the Isles than Tavares.
Hedman will definitely be a great d-man, but Garth Snow had to make the pick he did. Tavares has been the consensus number one since he was out of his jolly jumper. Snow’s team just finished last, the Coliseum was full of people dying to buy Tavares jerseys and the team is rumored to be moving to, of all places, Queens.
Who cares if the kid turns out to be the better player; Snowy did what he had to do. He gave fans what they needed: something to get excited about. Should be a fun year to watch the Isles! Party on, Garth.
(Point After – The Tavares pick earned the Isles $200,000 in the first 24 hours following. Not a bad start.)
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This actually happened: I recently heard someone describe a surreal moment as an “outer body experience”, and I’m suspicious it wasn’t a joke. Moving on.
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For everyone who’s asked and wants to see, this is the piece of compressed carbon I attached to Bri’s hand to declare ownership.
Thats enough for today. More on sports later, including the Heatly saga, and the Coyotes ownership bid submitted by Jerry Reinsdorf ($148M).
I'm a hockey player turned writer. After playing for Alaska Anchorage in the WCHA (NCAA), I carried on with an NHL tryout (New York Islanders in 2007) before spending a couple seasons in the AHL/ECHL (last year was 2008-09). My father, Bob Bourne, won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders in the '80's, as did my fiancee's dad, Clark Gillies. I'm now the web editor for theScore's hockey blog "Backhand Shelf."
