Maple Leafs name Auston Matthews captain

[Koivu11]

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[Moist ReadOnly]

Ruh Roh Raggy

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Good luck with that

 

[AvroArrow]

Awesome, it's about time. JT is a great guy and all but he just doesn't have that influence and it was especially on display in the playoffs, need a guy the troops can rally around. Hopefully they'll make it more of a succession, rather than stripping JT, that would be awkward af.

Love the decision though.

 

[PuckFather]

It might be a great move for the Leafs. John is a good guy but not a great captain to mobilize the troops.

 

[D Wakaluk]

Great choice.

He's gonna teach rookies how to nervously smile in playoff scrums

 

[Frosty415]

Honestly about time

 

[Stealth1616]

Don’t really see Matthews as a leader given his abysmal playoff performances

 

[Bouboumaster]

Classless Toronto team doing classless shit

 

[93LEAFS]

I wonder if this is tied to any talks of an extension (if Tavares wants to take a discount) as the transition had to start at some point. I assume JT will probably still have a letter.

 

[MDCSL]

Media move to appease the fans, I highly doubt it will affect the inside of the dressing room in any meaningful way except maybe Tavares mentally gives up a little and loses a gear.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I think it’s good to give him more responsibility and accountability. Now it’s 100% on him if they don’t win.

He has to find a way to push his teammates even when he isn’t scoring.

 

[John Garretts KD]

Tavares has been “heavily involved in the process with Treliving.” What does this mean? I thought “the process” was just stitching a C onto the jersey.

 

[ghostingtaro]

wow it sounds like the leafs arent going to extend tavares, shocking

 

[Breakers]

Tavares was such a terrible captain.

I like this move for toronto

 

[BonMorrison]

Leafs don't want a tax cheat as captain, baby.

 

[NVious]

Funny thing is Matthews has been as bad if not even worse than Marner in the playoffs, he doesn't have the skinny rail excuse either.

2 goals and 5 assists in his last 10 playoff games.

 

[hamzarocks]

Classless Toronto team doing classless shit

Lirl, Tavares shouldnt be on this team rather be captain.

I dont think this will change much on ice, but at least some one was held minimally accountable for the epic failures of the past 6 years

 

[SI90]

God this is amazing. Tavares would have been immortalized on Long Island. Now he has the legacy of the guy that went home, couldn’t lead the dream team to success in the playoffs or a cup, and to top it off he embarrassingly gets the “C” taken away.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Tavares has been “heavily involved in the process with Treliving.” What does this mean? I thought “the process” was just stitching a C onto the jersey.

Tavares is making the jerseys himself over the summer

 

[hamzarocks]

Funny thing is Matthews has been as bad if not even worse than Marner in the playoffs, he doesn't have the skinny rail excuse either.

2 goals and 5 assists in his last 10 playoff games.

Johnny Dekes has been 4th line level

1G and 2A in last 12 playoff games.

Pretty hard to win when your captain makes 11M but provides the value of a 2M player

 

[K1984]

He should start his captaincy tenure with a team dress code that includes the latest in purses, earrings, and dumb looking hats.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Funny thing is Matthews has been as bad if not even worse than Marner in the playoffs, he doesn't have the skinny rail excuse either.

2 goals and 5 assists in his last 10 playoff games.

Can’t get it done. Main reason why I ain’t worried about the US at the worlds. That bum Matthews!

Jokes aside
Excited to see him be the vocal leader, hopefully.

 

[LivingRentFree]

This move needed to happen! Matthews is a leader, and will continue to grow.

 

[JimmyApples]

This pretty much sums up the John Tavares era in Toronto - utter disaster