moon111
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To me, Tavares has worked tremendously on his risk assessment.
He's been on the ice for only 3 more even-strength goals against over Malkin... who's played 16 less games.
IMHO, he's elevated his game to be someone like Patrice Bergeron who scores AND plays smart defensively.
It's not everyday you see a player go outside of his comfort box to improve as a player, especially at this
point in their career. The fact Tavares was second guessing himself like a rookie is to be expected really.
But the end product is much better. I don't believe the thinking with Tavares or the Leafs is they can simply
walk into the playoffs and outscore their opposition.
He's been on the ice for only 3 more even-strength goals against over Malkin... who's played 16 less games.
IMHO, he's elevated his game to be someone like Patrice Bergeron who scores AND plays smart defensively.
It's not everyday you see a player go outside of his comfort box to improve as a player, especially at this
point in their career. The fact Tavares was second guessing himself like a rookie is to be expected really.
But the end product is much better. I don't believe the thinking with Tavares or the Leafs is they can simply
walk into the playoffs and outscore their opposition.