After watching the 22-year-old help save the Senators' season and send them back to Scotiabank Arena for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET: CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN), the follow-up question was obvious. That is, where does Stutzle rank Sanderson now?

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Tavares allayed fears about a potential health issue when he returned to the game just before Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson scored the game-winning goal. Following Toronto's loss, Maple Leafs forward William Nylander and head coach Craig Berube provided encouraging observations about Tavares' status.