tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412366070040755567.post1865270068899515497..comments2023-06-01T05:47:00.331-04:00Comments on Okposo Net: Tavares Hits His StrideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412366070040755567.post-84611214861891292552011-01-16T15:35:30.643-05:002011-01-16T15:35:30.643-05:00Thank you for your well thought-out analysis. I me...Thank you for your well thought-out analysis. I meant to include something about the type of goals as well. Great to see JT putting himself in positions to finish, which he didn't do at times last year.<br /><br />I think some of us forget that he's only 20.<br /><br />Thank you for reading and please visit often!Ken Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02662487148062825824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412366070040755567.post-72252850176468941532011-01-16T04:48:11.615-05:002011-01-16T04:48:11.615-05:00It is a metamorphosis, and I'm excited about i...It is a metamorphosis, and I'm excited about it. I've kept the running tally in my head during JT and the team's improved play as well, and the 19 pts-in-15 games stretch is awfully close to the 18-in-13 that closed last year.<br /><br />But it's the <i>type</i> of goals he's getting that excite: the first one against Calgary earlier this month, where he broke in front of the net and dangled until he had room to slip it in. The OTG against Colorado where he cycled on his own until he had room to break out in front. Both goals, a result of cutting accross the crease. Gutsy plays, plays he didn;t seem to have the spark to try that often last year. He's stronger, a little quicker, and much, much more determined. And the three OTG through half-a-season's play on a weak team? Well, hell: that's tied for the league lead and it's one off the full-season record for an individual. <br /><br />I'm a long-time Isles fan from up in Toronto, and it's a pleasure to see my quasi-hometown boy stepping it up. These are exciting times. You may have to photoshop JT's jersey into your banner picture before long. If he stays healthy, a 40-goal season is entirely deliverable.Lennoreply@blogger.com