It's only the preseason but it didn't take long to announce his arrival on the ice for the .In his Leafs debut, Tavares scored twice as Toronto beat the , 4-1, in their first preseason game on Tuesday night. Again, it's only the preseason -- meaning these goals don Daniel Sprong Jersey 't officially count toward anything -- but it's still a promising debut for the Maple Leafs' prized free-agent acquisition.Tavares' first goal came just over five minutes into the first period with the Leafs on the power play. Somehow, all four Ottawa penalty killers left Tavares unmarked down low, allowing him to receive Erik Brannstrom Jersey a pa s with plenty of space to work with. Not exactly an ideal defensive strategy when going up against a guy who scored 37 goals last year. Tavares made them pay by sniping the puck past Ottawa goalie . It didn't take John Tavares long to get his first goal in a sweater.Watch Leafs and Kiefer Sherwood Jersey Sens from on SN NOW: Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) The second goal was a little le s pretty but a lot more gritty, as Tavares managed to box out a defender down low before putting home a rebound on the doorstep. They count any way you can get them, even in preseason. Despite Ottawa's best efforts, John Tavares scores his second of the game to put the Leafs up 3-1 in the third period Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) He went on to add an a sist on a goal later in the third period for his third and final point Ty Mueller Jersey of the night. That's certainly not a bad debut for the $11 million-a-year man.Tavares, 27, brought the biggest splash of free agency this summer when he signed with the Leafs -- his childhood hometown team -- on a seven-year, $77 million deal. He had spent each of his previous nine NHL seasons with the , who drafted him first overall in 2009. Once more, it's only preseason, so let's not get too excited and give the guy a Hart Trophy and Conn Smythe just yet. But the Maple Leafs, their fans and Tavares have to be pretty thrilled that he was able to have such a large impact in his first Geoff Courtnall Jersey game wearing a Leafs jersey ... even if that game means nothing.
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