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Striped who?
"I actually went over to John's house and sat with him in his backyard and Aryne was there and really talked to him about this and to gauge his comfortability when this was first being talked about," Shanahan said.
Nope it was good 'ole classy Johnny T giving up his C for the better of the teamThe idea to name Auston Matthews captain of the Maple Leafs didn't originate from Treliving, Berube or Tavares, it was initiated by a high-ranking Maple Leafs executive who is believed to be fighting to save his job.
Knowing they were going to be unable to make a significant change by trading one of the "Core 4" members, the next best thing Leafs management felt they could do was to change the leadership structure. Shifting the captaincy from Tavares to Matthews signifies the changing of the guard, so to speak, as Tavares enters the final season of is 7-year mega-deal he signed in 2018.
Matthews will be entering year one of his four-year extension, which he signed last summer. During the introduction of Matthews as captain on Wednesday, Brendan Shanahan revealed that it was him that kicked the idea into gear.
While the move will allow Tavares to focus less on leading and more on playing, the Leafs confirmed that he will still wear an "A" this season.
The idea to name Auston Matthews captain of the Maple Leafs didn't originate from Treliving, Berube or Tavares
The idea to replace John Tavares with Auston Matthews as captain was initiated by a high-ranking Maple Leafs executive who is believed to be fighting to save his jobwww.mapleleafsdaily.com
Ole Shanny is so serious about winning, isn't he?The idea to name Auston Matthews captain of the Maple Leafs didn't originate from Treliving, Berube or Tavares, it was initiated by a high-ranking Maple Leafs executive who is believed to be fighting to save his job.
Knowing they were going to be unable to make a significant change by trading one of the "Core 4" members, the next best thing Leafs management felt they could do was to change the leadership structure. Shifting the captaincy from Tavares to Matthews signifies the changing of the guard, so to speak, as Tavares enters the final season of is 7-year mega-deal he signed in 2018.
Matthews will be entering year one of his four-year extension, which he signed last summer. During the introduction of Matthews as captain on Wednesday, Brendan Shanahan revealed that it was him that kicked the idea into gear.
While the move will allow Tavares to focus less on leading and more on playing, the Leafs confirmed that he will still wear an "A" this season.
The idea to name Auston Matthews captain of the Maple Leafs didn't originate from Treliving, Berube or Tavares
The idea to replace John Tavares with Auston Matthews as captain was initiated by a high-ranking Maple Leafs executive who is believed to be fighting to save his jobwww.mapleleafsdaily.com
Well it's nice to know that Shanahan can actually do something other than (apparently) veto trades.The idea to name Auston Matthews captain of the Maple Leafs didn't originate from Treliving, Berube or Tavares, it was initiated by a high-ranking Maple Leafs executive who is believed to be fighting to save his job.
Knowing they were going to be unable to make a significant change by trading one of the "Core 4" members, the next best thing Leafs management felt they could do was to change the leadership structure. Shifting the captaincy from Tavares to Matthews signifies the changing of the guard, so to speak, as Tavares enters the final season of is 7-year mega-deal he signed in 2018.
Matthews will be entering year one of his four-year extension, which he signed last summer. During the introduction of Matthews as captain on Wednesday, Brendan Shanahan revealed that it was him that kicked the idea into gear.
While the move will allow Tavares to focus less on leading and more on playing, the Leafs confirmed that he will still wear an "A" this season.
The idea to name Auston Matthews captain of the Maple Leafs didn't originate from Treliving, Berube or Tavares
The idea to replace John Tavares with Auston Matthews as captain was initiated by a high-ranking Maple Leafs executive who is believed to be fighting to save his jobwww.mapleleafsdaily.com
It would had to have been.Matthews.
It was a really short captaincy and I heard they’re thinking of giving it to Marner.
Perfect. They should win the cup this year if that was the reason he was disengaged.If I ignore JT for a second, I like Matthews as a captain. Not because he exudes leadership, but the exact opposite.
Matthews is great, but at times he plays a little disengaged and I always suspected the fact that he wasn't picked as captain in the first place was part of the problem (not that thought underpants should get it at the time, the following domino was predictable).
If I ignore JT for a second, I like Matthews as a captain. Not because he exudes leadership, but the exact opposite.
Matthews is great, but at times he plays a little disengaged and I always suspected the fact that he wasn't picked as captain in the first place was part of the problem (not that thought underpants should get it at the time, the following domino was predictable).
Perfect. They should win the cup this year if that was the reason he was disengaged.
Not shocking, Maple Leafs Daily taking a lot of liberties in an "article" they based off an actual article by The Hockey News that doesn't say anything remotely close to what they pretend it does.The idea to name Auston Matthews captain of the Maple Leafs didn't originate from Treliving, Berube or Tavares
The idea to replace John Tavares with Auston Matthews as captain was initiated by a high-ranking Maple Leafs executive who is believed to be fighting to save his jobwww.mapleleafsdaily.com
Not shocking, Maple Leafs Daily taking a lot of liberties in an "article" they based off an actual article by The Hockey News that doesn't say anything remotely close to what they pretend it does.
End of the day though, this isn't that big of deal and was coming at some point. I didn't like the idea at the beginning, it just seems weird to strip JT, but the whole process sounds pretty thought out and nothing really changes. This is Auston's team, regardless of what anyone wants to think about that, he's the guy on this team, so that part makes sense. If anyone in the league was going to handle this well, it was Tavares, and Treliving and Shanahan knew that.
Does it change much? No, I don't think so. If we get over, is this what made that happen? No. If we lose, is this the reason why? Again, no. If anything, this shows what every player who has come and gone from Toronto has said, it's a really good room with a group of guys who just want to do what's best for the team to get over.
None of that is fun narrative to scream from the rooftops though.
Pretty much confirms they tried to trade those two losers Marner and Tavares so they did this.
Also confirms Shanahan’s status as one of the worst, if not the worst, president in the league.
my profile pic finally makes sense!