"I've been under the spotlight a long time and I understand its only going to get bigger, but leaving home at 14 years old, away from my family, I knew this is what I wanted."
- John Tavares on being selected first overall by the Islanders.
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When they needed their stars most, Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews delivered to help the Maple Leafs grab another win against the Flames.
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