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New York Islanders Top 5 Draft Picks of Garth Snow Era

By Matt O'Leary
Feb 12, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; New York Islanders center Anders Lee (27) celebrates his goal against the Colorado Avalanche with teammates during the third period at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 12, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; New York Islanders center Anders Lee (27) celebrates his goal against the Colorado Avalanche with teammates during the third period at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 25, 2017; Columbus, OH, USA; New York Islanders center John Tavares (91) against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets won 7-0. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Number One: John Tavares (Round 1 Pick 1 2009)

Would there be any other answer? John Tavares was the obvious selection, but he still was the one to pull the trigger on it and it’s worked out. Tavares is the leader of this team, he has been pretty much since his arrival.

He put up 54 points in his rookie year, having an immediate impact on the team as a 19-year old. He’s looked at as one of the league’s best players and rightfully so. He can singly handedly take over games.

We saw it during the 2016 playoffs when he singly highhandedly willed the Islanders to a win with these two historic goals:

I still get chills watching that. His time as an Islander can’t be done though. Garth selected him to be the savior of the Islanders franchise, he’s done all he can by himself it’s time that Garth belly ups to the bar and makes some moves to give Tavares a chance to bring a cup to the Islanders and their fans.

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So there’s our top five draft picks of the Snow era. Be sure to be on the lookout for our top five worst selections coming very soon.

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