Prospect report: John Tavares
Stepping away from the player evaluations for a day, let's take a look at some of the top prospects for the draft. Since the Kings have the No. 5 pick, and Nos. 3 and 4 seem to be wide open, this could go in any direction. We'll take a look at six potential picks, plus Tavares and Hedman, even though they seem to be locks for the first two picks...
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JOHN TAVARES
Ht/Wt: 6.00/199 lbs
Position: C
Tavares profile from nhl.com
Tavares profile from mynhldraft.com

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he did say patrick o'sullivan, right?
Yes, sir. =(
WOW! Gotta love the Sully plug in there
Wow Sully!? Good for him.