The drumbeat of fan support demanding the Islanders select John Tavares with the No. 1 pick of the NHL draft tomorrow night at Bell Centre certainly has not escaped the attention of a player who regarded for years as a Canadian hockey prodigy. Without a doubt, Tavares is hoping to hear his named called when the Islanders step to the podium, and he knows the celebration it would set off at the team's draft party at Nassau Coliseum.

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