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Found June 28, 2009 on FanHouse:
Are the Islanders Relevant Again?
TEAMS: New York Islanders

by Adam GretzFiled under: Islanders, NHL Draft, NHL FansJohn Tavares has yet to step on the ice for the New York Islanders, but he's already making an impact for the once-proud franchise that has been aimlessly stumbling along a path of mediocrity for the past decade-and-a-half. This is, after all, a franchise that hasn't won a playoff series since David Volek beat Tom Barrasso in double-overtime way back in 1993. Can Tavares, an 18-year-old phenom, change all of that? Well, he certai...
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