Confirmed with Link: Brad Treliving officially announces Auston Matthews as the first ever US born captain of the Leafs

[saffronleaf]

Who knows, maybe it helps him, he can now just shower and leave after a game.

if he wants to help the team he should shower and leave before the game

 

[3blizzard4]

Another huge mistake if AM is captain...he is no Sittler, he cannot even control Mitchy.
If he fails at being captain, his legacy will sink.

what is your definition of a successful captaincy?

 

[All Mod Cons]

Good. Glad it's not Tavares anymore. Hopefully it means he'll demand a trade.

Tre doing more good things.

 

[Nineteen67]

We need chaos.

 

[mikeyz]

Ohhhh wow. They actually did it.

Did someone check on Jenaya on Twitter? Lol. I very highly doubt she's taking this very well.

Tavares gets an A

Then who are they going to strip the A from?

 

[Nineteen67]

This changes nothing. Its all optics

Sells jerseys

 

[On-the-Fly]

Embarassing that it took this long.

 

[Ciao]

I think they'll announce a team-friendly Tavares contract extension at the same time.

Tavares doesn't get moved. He finishes out his career in Toronto, and gracefully transitions from team captain to another role.

A team player.

 

[Gabriel426]

IF failures are good lessons, AM should be pretty wise by now, lol.

Does it even matter who is the Capt? Like would it make the player better?

 

[leafan11]

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?;

My guess is he’s already had his say, he doesn’t need the C on his chest to give his input to mgt.

 

[Nineteen67]

JT’s comments after the series loss pretty much sealed his fate

Matthews ‘scapegoat’ comments were pretty bad, too.

 

[notbias]

He only lived up to that contract in year 1. Disappointing the team that paid you $77m is pretty classless too.

He took a discount to come here, the market rate for him was more than what he accepted.

I won't argue that he lived up to his contract, just arguing that he chose here for less money and this is how he is repaid.

What has Matthews done leadership wise to warrant this?

 

[Larcos_Unal]

He took a discount to come here, the market rate for him was more than what he accepted.

I won't argue that he lived up to his contract, just arguing that he chose here for less money and this is how he is repaid.

What has Matthews done leadership wise to warrant this?

He had a higher offer from San Jose and chose to come home, that was his choice...he's a big boy.
He was paid $11m to not show up in the playoffs last year, is that fair?

It's a business, big boy pants on.

 

[TheShape]

Paul Marner having a mental breakdown somewhere.

 

[notbias]

He had a higher offer from San Jose and chose to come home, that was his choice...he's a big boy.
He was paid $11m to not show up in the playoffs last year, is that fair?

It's a business, big boy pants on.

You realize the C is not just on-ice play, right? There is a reason MacKinnon is not the captain on Colorado.

The C being changed is just so people can pretend change happened.

Do you expect anything to change in the day-to-day?

You can lead without a letter.

It just seems like a pointless move to appease fans who think this is a change.

 

[Kiwi]

Good

If this team is going to do anything Matthew's, Marner and Nylander need to man up and lead, Matthew's is the best of them so he gets the C

Here's your chance boys, be what we all hoped you would be half a decade ago

 

[Nineteen67]

I’m interested to hear the Leafs logic behind doing this now.

 

[Michoulicious]

Awkward. Guy could not even commit to 8 years, and Tavares gave them all his prime.

 

[banks]

I think Tavares is the kind of guy to understand where the team is trying to go, and can pass off the capacity properly. It's cool that they're doing this now, it's a respectful changing of the guard.

I'd bet JT is a pure professional, and passes the C while sticking with the team beyond this coming season.

 

[QJo]

JT will probably wish to be traded in the not to distant future.

Possible this signifies mutual interest in extension. Otherwise just wait out the year and avoid any press spin.

The idea here could be "It has to go to Auston eventually and we want you here for your next contract. How do you feel about naming him C this year?"

 

[57 Years No Cup]

Mitchy Marner was unavailable for comment.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

You realize the C is not just on-ice play, right? There is a reason MacKinnon is not the captain on Colorado.

The C being changed is just so people can pretend change happened.

Do you expect anything to change in the day-to-day?

You can lead without a letter.

It just seems like a pointless move to appease fans who think this is a change.

Maybe a guy like Berube would prefer a Captain that shows a pulse once in a while?

 

[WillyC]

Under Coach B we may see Captain Matthews play with more grit… JT passing the C to Auston makes it easier for him to sign a sweet hometown discount.

 

[sxvnert]

Unnecessary drama.

 

[HockeyVirus]

In my opinion, Matthews has not put the team on his back in the playoffs or when it counts as you would expect of a captain.

Forgot the Tampa series already?