TORONTO – They love them some John Tavares up here in Toronto. The ex-Islander captain, who signed with his boyhood team as a free agent last summer was all over the video board when the Maple Leafs took on the Rangers Saturday night in Scotiabank Arena. There he was scoring goals in a promo encouraging Leafs fans to vote for Toronto’s players for the All-Star game, there he was talking about how special it was watching the Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada as a boy; there he was talking about his favorite rock bands, his favorite non-hockey athlete (his uncle John, the lacrosse player, of course) and all kinds of other favorites.
Rangers fall, 5-3, as John Tavares gets two assists for Leafs
