Date of birth: September 20, 1990 (2010-11 Season Age: 20)
Place of birth: Mississauga, Ont., Canada
Height: 6'0
Weight: 195
Shooting Hand: Left
NHL Season: 2nd NHL Season
Drafted: Islanders In The 1st Round (1st Overall) Of The 2009 Draft
Acquired: Originally Drafted By The NY Islanders
2010-11 Season Stats:
New York Islanders NHL: GP: 79 G: 29 A: 38 P: 67 PIM: 53
Short-Term Status:
He will be one of the most important players going into next season for the Islanders. In the locker room he needs to continue his emergence as a leader and in my opinion he will do it with ease.
Long-Term Status:
He is THE most important player in the Islanders organization and I believe he will be a career-long NY Islander. He has already stated his commitment to the team publicly and with rumors floating around that the Islanders are currently in discussions to give him a long-term extension, its looking more-and-more likely that he will be here for a long, long time.
Contract Status:
| LENGTH: 3 YEAR(S) VALUE: $2,700,000 TYPE: ENTRY LEVEL EXPIRY STATUS: RFA | ||||||
| SEASON | AHL SALARY | NHL SALARY | P. BONUSES | S. BONUS | CAP HIT | |
| 2009-10 | $67,500 | $900,000 | $2,850,000 | — | $3,750,000 | |
| 2010-11 | $67,500 | $900,000 | $2,850,000 | — | $3,750,000 | |
| 2011-12 | $67,500 | $900,000 | $2,850,000 | — | $3,750,000 | |
John Tavares had an all-around terrific season and was able to put up some really impressive stats. His 29 goals were 5 more than last season's 24 and were the 3rd most goals of any Islander. His goal total was the highest of any player that came out of the 2009 NHL Draft and its obvious his goal scoring ability is really starting to develop into one of the best in the league. Along with his scoring ability, he has incredible vision on the ice which has led to an impressive skill-set as a playmaker. He is able to find his line-mates almost anytime he is on the ice which is evident by the fact he led everyone on the Islanders in Assists. The dominance he displayed in both goals and assists really helped him pull away as the Islanders points leader which ended with his 67 points, being a whopping 14 points higher than the next most. Being only 20, I found it was really interesting how clutch Tavares was throughout the year. He led the Isles in game winning goals with 4, with 3 of them taking place in OT. Along with his impressive clutch ability, it became evident throughout the year that the coaching staff decided to place a large amount of responsibility on Tavares' shoulders. He averaged the most ice-time of any Islanders forward by 23 seconds and placed 7th most of anyone on the team (including Defensemen). Of coarse his stats are very impressive, but what I found even better was his overall demeanor. In his first NHL season, he rarely showed emotion and seemed life-less in interviews. This year was a whole different story, he was always smiling and joking around with his teammates, and it really seemed as though he was becoming a terrific leader. That is also supported by the fact that late in the season, Jack Capuano gave him the Assistant Captain responsibilities when Frans Nielsen went down with a concussion on April, 1st. He also was not afraid to get involved physically, an aspect of his game that was NON-EXSISTANT before this year, as he got in his first career fight and many times throughout the year was involved in scrums after the whistle. It all goes to show how much his comfort level had changed from last year to this, and how much it has affected his game. Although his mental comfort level has obviously changed, I think his physical comfort level has changed as well. In my opinion, a big reason for that is how much his skating has improved. His skating last year and now is "night and day", and has greatly assisted in his ability to stay up to the pace of the game on both sides of the puck. That aspect of staying involved with, and with-out the puck really helped his ability to create turn-over's as he led all Islanders in "Take Away's" with 75. The only negative part of his season was his plus/minus which was -16 and was the 2nd worst of any Islander. In my opinion though, it shouldn't be taken too seriously because of the fact that most of those minus' were given to him during the Islanders massive losing streak. Overall, this season was exactly what Islanders fans were hoping to see from Johnny T.
Season Grade (A+ to F-): A
If it wasn't for his bad plus/minus, he would have gotten an A+. He put up a ton of points, played with improved confidence, and improved his skating. He was able to achieve a lot in his 2nd NHL season.
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