So how does wearing the C change anything? What will be the main difference we see?
You kinda dislike EVERY move right now though.Oh sorry I didn't realize this was the Matthews circle jerk thread. God forbid someone rightly dislikes the move
bruh why you gotta be like that. JT still learning lessons
If they want to keep him beyond this year, and they probably do, what difference does waiting a year make?
So how does wearing the C change anything? What will be the main difference we see?
Didn't think they would do this until next year when, Tavares contract runs out but I'm in full support of this.
Between Berube and Matthews being named captain it's very clear there is a culture change happening this summer
Marner will demand that he gets to wear the C in home games
What does doing it this year do?
They should have done it when Matthews signed the contract if anything.
Why the change in general? Does Matthews have good leadership skills? What has he led them to?
This is a nothing move regardless, the people who lead will continue to lead, I think this just tarnishes Tavares' name more and now idiots who wanted change can point to another meaningless change.
Marner's ask of AAV just went up from 12 to 15 AAV
first they took away his ELC bonuses, now they're taking away the C to which he was the rightful heir after JT. He is the hometown boy, the modern day Gretzky, the straw that stirs the drink, the heart & soul, the jovial youth, the glove thrower, the locker room glue.
At one time only the C could talk to a ref, now everybody does so what’s the big deal? I guess Mathews gets to face the music during post game interviews.An ambivalent shrug from me. I've never really been sold on the importance of the C anyways. It's still all the same guys in the room.
I think out of the core 5, Tavares will probably be remembered favourably. I don’t think this tarnishes his name or legacy with the leafs. Even though it may have set us up for tough times for the cap, nothing can take away the joy most of us felt when we learned that Tavares the premier free agent chose to come home in his prime. I think a lot of people will look back on that moment positively despite the contract.
I think out of the core 5, Tavares will probably be remembered favourably. I don’t think this tarnishes his name or legacy with the leafs. Even though it may have set us up for tough times for the cap, nothing can take away the joy most of us felt when we learned that Tavares the premier free agent chose to come home in his prime. I think a lot of people will look back on that moment positively despite the contract.
Now that AM34 is captain do we think he has significant pull on roster formation?
Like If he goes to Tre and Chief and says MM needs to stay, does that mean anything?;
except perhaps the years of failure that followed
So how does wearing the C change anything? What will be the main difference we see?
What changes by doing this?
I don't think a lot of people look at Tavares favourably and I am sure this doesn't help.
I don't care that Matthews gets the C, this is just the change they are selling and somehow people believe this is a huge change.
He only lived up to that contract in year 1. Disappointing the team that paid you $77m is pretty classless too.Take a discount to play for your childhood team and this is how they repay you...
So classless.
Just wait until the following year.
Who knows, maybe it helps him, he can now just shower and leave after a game.As long as Tavares is good with it, I don’t see it as a big deal. It kind of felt like Tavares would pass it up before his contract ended. I thought this would happen last season. It means a lot to Tavares but I don’t think he feels it will change his game.
Now that AM34 is captain do we think he has significant pull on roster formation?
Like If he goes to Tre and Chief and says MM needs to stay, does that mean anything?;