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It generally is not a good sign when a team's draft party draws more fans than many home games, but at least the Islanders sent their faithful home happy on Friday night by picking John Tavares with the top overall pick. After months of speculation -- and anticipation from fans who had little else to be enthused about during the team's dreary season -- the Islanders finished a draft that general managerGarth Snow called "an important time for our organization to take the next step." The results will not be known for a while, so in the meantime, Islanders fans seem content with waiting -- and continuing to be excited about Tavares' arrival. But the Islanders maintained throughout the process that this draft was about more than one player. And after trading up twice from No. 26 to No. 12 on Friday and selecting defenseman... [read full story]
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