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Ear to the glass: sophs' sage advice

By Lindsay Berra
ESPN The Magazine

Friday, October 16, 2009

As 26 of the NHL's 30 teams take the ice Saturday, so will the top 4 picks from this past June's NHL draft. They're the rawest of rookies, but Islander John Tavares (age 19, with two goals and three assists in four games), Bolt Victor Hedman (age 18, with four assists and 24:49 of average ice time), Av Matt Duchene (age 18, with three assists for Colorado, a surprising team at 5-1-1) and Thrasher Evander Kane (age 18, with one goal and one assist) seem to be adjusting well to both life and con ...

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