Maple Leafs name Auston Matthews captain

[John Mandalorian]

He voluntary relinquished the captaincy. I doubt that it was his idea, but he was fine with it and was at the press conference with his family and passed the baton to Matthews.

Would it change your opinion of him if it actually was his idea? Would you think he’s more soft than you already do? Or is criticizing him off limits due to a Torontonian bias?

So was Tavares captaincy stripped off of him by Leafs management or did he volunteer to give it to Matthews? If the later, good on him for doing that because it was about time.

That whole spectacle was as cringeworthy as it gets.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

This has been done before. Hejduk gave away the C to Landeskog and so on.

If Matthews is better in the role then go for it.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Would it change your opinion of him if it actually was his idea? Would you think he’s more soft than you already do? Or is criticizing him off limits due to a Torontonian bias?



That whole spectacle was as cringeworthy as it gets.

No.
I don't think he is soft.
Criticizing him is fine.
What Torontonian bias?
The passing of the captaincy from Tavares to Matthews was fine.

 

[PaulD]

This will get him more respect in the handshake line.

This has been done before. Hejduk gave away the C to Landeskog and so on.

If Matthews is better in the role then go for it.

Wheeler in Winnipeg
Thorton in SanJose

 

[TIGERCOOL]

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Absolute thumb of a man

 

[Cats2TheCup]

The issue is that they change how they play in the playoffs though?



Not sure how you quantify that exactly but I am sure you can twist it however you want. Matthews was the reason we beat Tampa the other year

Tampa being exhausted is the reason you beat Tampa the other year.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Tampa being exhausted is the reason you beat Tampa the other year.

Matthews is the reason the sun rose today. Amen.

 

[AvroArrow]

Don’t be such hypocrites, I doubt you were overzealous in writing the similar posts for Blake Wheeler captaincy fiasco. Similar stories, JT and Blake are both lousy leaders. And sadly Matthews won’t be playing any different because of the captaincy. He is not Mark Stone material lmao

The softest guy in the league that milks his injuries well after he's recovered so his team can circumvent the cap ? Mark Stone material isn't the praise that you think it is

 

[Chet Manley]

This is the most exciting news since the last time a team named a guy captain.

 

[Strangelove]

So was Tavares captaincy stripped off of him by Leafs management or did he volunteer to give it to Matthews?

Branded!

 

[zappa4ever]

seems like TOR made the change to generate merch sales since they can't count on home games past the 1st round

 

[v00d00daddy]

So untrue. Plenty of non-leafers like Marner, Nylander and Reilly and sing their praises when some leafers fling crap on them

What? That’s ridiculous. Not one single person, leaf lover or hater, would take any of those three guys over Matthews. Anybody who says they would is a liar and you know it.

 

[Enniskillen]

The softest guy in the league that milks his injuries well after he's recovered so his team can circumvent the cap ? Mark Stone material isn't the praise that you think it is

It was sarcasm, but he still led them to the cup, no matter how much LTIR space was used.

 

[mattihp]

What? That’s ridiculous. Not one single person, leaf lover or hater, would take any of those three guys over Matthews. Anybody who says they would is a liar and you know it.

No one would take them over Matthews as a player, but plenty of people speak more nicely about them than about Auston Matthews

 

[v00d00daddy]

No one would take them over Matthews as a player, but plenty of people speak more nicely about them than about Auston Matthews

They sure do. And I’ll say that plenty of people have no idea what matthews or any other players are actually like and rely on their feelings. And these days, feelings have become facts to plenty of people.

 

[A1LeafNation]

seems like TOR made the change to generate merch sales since they can't count on home games past the 1st round

I laughed lol

 

[Nogatco Rd]

So is Tavares an alternate captain now? Or complete demotion to peon status?

 

[blundluntman]

Fine with Tavares stepping down, he didn’t strike me as a very vocal guy and he sure wasn’t leading by example very much either. I do think Nylander would make for a better captain on their roster though.

 

[John Mandalorian]

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For how long will you listen to “the Matthews led Maple Leafs” before it stops making you chuckle?

 

[mattihp]

They sure do. And I’ll say that plenty of people have no idea what matthews or any other players are actually like and rely on their feelings. And these days, feelings have become facts to plenty of people.

One fact is that Auston Matthews pulled his pants down in front of a scared woman. The others don't seem to have set themselves in the same situation.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

I do think Nylander would make for a better captain on their roster though.

No.

 

[Strangle]

Are all the leaf haters still hating on Matthews in here, it’s been like 5 days guys, let the hate boner go flaccid. Its the off season

 

[Gorskyontario]

Man hockey culture sure has changed. AM34 is a selfish and soft bum.

The leafs don't play to be tough. They play to get respect, in the handshake line.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Man hockey culture sure has changed. AM34 is a selfish and soft bum.

Stick a fork in it. Captaincy is now decided by instagram follower counts. Tavares should've opened a Tiktok account.

 

[tomin]

I was hopeful, although long shot, that JT would come to the blues that summer he ghosted NYI. We needed a 1C so bad. There were small small murmurs that it was on the table, if maybe for only a day or two.
Anyway, so glad we scooped up 1C ROR and enjoyed that SC season.
Worked out so much better for the blues.
JT just never had that moxie to pull off a SC. It was obvious to me but I still remember the potential of him leaving NYI and maybe being available to help a contender get over the hump.

I hope JT enjoys his final years and does well where he finishes. That Toronto market is so harsh. Good luck to Biebers friend too.