arm8842

If Tavev were to role model anyone - he should take a good look at Brent Burns work in the World Cup of Hockey. It's commendable and necessary that Tanev continue to improve his offensive game by working on your shot mechanics, and its also important to develop a "shoot first" mentality - get the puck off quickly more often than passing--- Brent Burns exemplifies this trait..This is something that happens in his head which Tanev has to figure out how to do. Is it a confidence thing? Last night Tanev had some power-play opportunities and still looked like a pass first d-man, He was still slow to get his shot off. He bobbled the puck more than once in the offensive zone. This is not a condemnation. A subjective evaluation? Perhaps. My positive spin on this sloppy offensive effort, is that it shows that, in pre-season at least, he's willing to take risks and is working on changing his game. We saw some growing pain last night in Calgary. Here's hoping he will keep taking chances and continue to develop and build beyond his consistent high quality defensive play.