What kind of sad loser would make up living in Toronto? LOL! Anyway... I went to York U for a year as a visiting student where I lived on Passy Crescent with grad students and international students. Then had two addresses in Leslieville, the first on Woodfield a quick walk to the Ashbridges Beach, and then on Highfield a few steps away from the Southeast Asian Bizarre where I frequented the Lahore Tikka house among other amazing spots. Then I lived at Yonge and Eg in a flat attached to the mall there (pre-renovation), then at St Clair and Yonge across from a now closed sports bar called SCC where I watched most Leafs games and sang karaoke. Lastly I lived on Balliol (which everyone pronounces Ball-Oil for some reason) before heading back to Winnipeg to raise my family. So, yeah, I know Toronto quite well.
I’ve seen enough of Tavares and Nylander to see their defensive deficiencies up close. The underlying metrics back it up as well. I just tend not to wear the homer goggles when assessing players I enjoy watching.
And I’m not sure how 88 points is almost 100 for Tavares as you stated. It’s not. He’s never even broken 90 points in a single season yet and he almost certainly won’t this year. Take off the homer glasses pal, he’s a really good player for sure, but he never became the bonified superstar he was supposed to be. Now he’s nearly 30 so don’t expect untapped ceiling.
