Friday’s FTB: Giving John Tavares something to stare at

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports There is no one on the Toronto Maple Leafs more stoic than one John Tavares. He keeps a similar tone, answers questions the same way, and tries to carry himself in a way that doesn’t draw too much attention (as most NHL players do).

We are talking about someone who failed to flinch at an airborne puck despite everyone else ducking for their lives. However, it makes those times where we see emotion from Tavares all the more special. A big celly after an important goal, his reaction to being named the next Leafs captain, or that time he said, “What!?,” to Brendan Gallagher.

But there’s one thing we haven’t seen him react to: a Stanley Cup.

Tavares answered a lot of…