TORONTO -- It’s a brisk March afternoon in Toronto and a player named Tavares is flicking pucks into the top corner of the net at the east end of Scotiabank Arena.

What’s the big deal? A regular occurrence, right?

Not really.

Because this isn’t John Tavares , the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders who's gone on to play 1,191 career games and counting.

No, it’s his son, 3-year-old Axton, who is picking corners with regularity, showing the on-ice shooting prowess of kids almost twice his age.

Like father, like son? Or, in this case, sons, since 5-year-old Jace is also out on the ice with them for an afternoon family skate?

“I’m not ready to say that,” Tavares says with a laugh. “I’m not trying to see myself in them. It’s just cool to see to share my love of t

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