The New York Islanders Select John Tavares With No. 1 Pick @ 2009 NHL Entry Draft

I went to the Coliseum to celebrate with my fellow Islanders fans the team's selection of John Tavares with their first overall pick of the NHL Draft. I was also ready to burn the place down if they did not select Tavares. Sorry for the yelling, but this was (clearly) one of the (if not THE) happiest moment(s) in the last decade of the Islanders.

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[bikygary]

i am happy for islanders

althou i am canucks fan

[Kalgon1]

@nyyNYR2094 just like the whole ranger team.

[gohabs1119]

good job. hopefully u guys will go far in the playoffs in a couple of years. for now have patience, u guys are rebuilding cuz you guys suck no offense...

[goisles]

@nyyNYR2094

You know, as a Ranger fan, you would know plenty about busts. How's Wade Redden working out for ya? Or Drury? What about Kotalik? Oops, sorry, should I say Jokinen? Oops, sorry again. At least you guys made the playoffs this past season with those wonderful players! Oh, wait.....

[cjf799]

@nyyNYR2094 He finished second in Rookie PTS dope

[nymets6986e]

Holy crap I was there that night and 5 and a half months later watching this still gives me goose-bumps

[dc42077]

I was there. It was unbelievable how loud it was.

[GoIsles80]

Wow im a out of state ISLES fan and that place erupted huge for Taveres,wow congrats Isles fans........A new age has now begun finally no more Milbury.......Props to the Isles brass.......