Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Tavares shine mai da hankali ga ƙoƙarin da ba a yi nasara ba don canza dokokin da aka tsara na NHL don ba shi damar shiga cikin Tsarin Shiga 2008
, kazalika da yunƙurin ba shi damar yin wasa a cikin Wasannin Hockey na Amurka (AHL) a matsayin ɗan shekara 17 a 2007. Tavares an sanya shi a matsayin babban hangen nesa don Tsarin 2009 ta duka NHL Central Scouting Bureau da International Scouting Services.