Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Tavares akanga ari chinangwa chekusundira kusingabudiriri kuti mitemo yeNHL ishandurwe kuti imubvumire kutora chikamu mu
2008 Entry Draft, pamwe nekuedza kumubvumidza kutamba muAmerican Hockey League (AHL) semakore gumi nemanomwe ekuberekwa muna 2007. Tavares akaverengerwa seye tarisiro yepamusoro yeiyo 2009 Draft neese ari maviri NHL Central Scouting Bureau uye International Scouting Services.