Maple Leafs name Auston Matthews captain

[cowboy82nd]

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

I think they will, but not at the same price.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Worst captain the league? Has to be up there.

Based on what exactly?

Lots of conclusions drawn in this thread. Mostly silly negative statements.

 

[Fatass]

JT was an excellent captain. Makes no sense to move to AM now. Wait until the end of this coming season when JT’s contract ends.

 

[saska sault]

Worst captain the league? Has to be up there.

Not a Leaf or Mathews fan but they haven't even played a game?

 

[Look Up]

Changing out the plain toast for avocado toast.

 

[daver]

It about time that he add "Failed leader" to his resume of playoff disappointments.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

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.

They had to ask JT if he was okay with dropping the C = heavily involved with a positive spin.

 

[ALine]

Has there ever been an instance of a team doing this change and winning the cup while the former captain is still on the team?

I feel the only right decision to make when you no longer want a guy to be captain is to trade him (or let him become free agent and sign with another team).

Lecavalier

Sharks went to finals with 2 previously strippped captains

 

[Suntouchable13]

I think they will, but not at the same price.

For league min maybe. Why would they waste more cap on this guy when they won shit with him, and Marner too?

 

[John Mandalorian]

Why does Toronto insist on doing this to itself? The specific mention of Tavares in the tweet shows how calculated this was and for what? Why waste the energy on stuff like this just to add fuel to the fire?

 

[Idiot Stick]

Klingberg snubbed

 

[BonMorrison]

Has there ever been an instance of a team doing this change and winning the cup while the former captain is still on the team?

I feel the only right decision to make when you no longer want a guy to be captain is to trade him (or let him become free agent and sign with another team).

I was wondering this too when it happened, last time this exact scenario (captain relinquishes C and new team C gets announced immediately) was Hejduk and Landeskog on Colorado.

 

[nbwingsfan]

If there’s one thing Matthews is known for, it’s leading the Leafs to playoff success.

As a fan of not the Leafs, I love this

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.

tavares has scored more important goals than Matthews has for the Leaf’s in the post season

 

[Bexlyspeed]

does Tavares get to keep the pajamas? or does Matthew's get those too?

 

[HockeyVirus]

Doesn’t change anything. Until the team changes the way they play in the playoffs, same shit will continue to happen.

Some captains are the type to run through a brick wall to win. Neither Tavares nor Matthews are that type.

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

tavares has scored more important goals than Matthews has for the Leaf’s in the post season

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

 

[shortfuze]

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.

What's embarrassing about it. This was probably the plan the whole time. Time to pass the C down to the next generation.

 

[Whalers Fan]

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 a magician with needle and thread.

 

[tmg]

Lecavalier

Sharks went to finals with 2 previously strippped captains

Also the Devils went to a cup final in 2012 with Patrik Elias as once-but-no-longer-captain.

 

[The Management]

Stick the captaincy on your best player and sink or swim with them. I think it's fine. Tavares is nearing the end of his contract, and may or may not come back on a shorter term contract to play a supporting role. I don't see the big deal.

 

[TIGERCOOL]

As a fan of not the Leafs, I love this

At least some of you are finally admitting that you hate the Leafs more than you like your own teams

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

It's about time!

Hahahahaha!

The Sun, Simmons.............. THIS is textbook toxic Toronto media.

I'm just gonna leave this here:

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[Neil Racki]

Seems like the right move at the right time

 

[Machinehead]

Hahahahaha!

The Sun, Simmons.............. THIS is textbook toxic Toronto media.

I'm just gonna leave this here:

Steve Simmons thinks Phil Kessel is petty for Stanley Cup hot dog photo

Pittsburgh Penguins star Phil Kessel performed a championship troll job during his day with the Stanley Cup this week, posing for a photo with the Cup filled with hot dogs. OK, it wasn’t “inexplicable,” in the sense that it could easily be explained as “fat shaming an athlete on his way out of...

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Scousers don't buy The S*n!

 

[cowboy82nd]

For league min maybe. Why would they waste more cap on this guy when they won shit with him, and Marner too?

I still think Toronto thinks Tavares is a good second line center. They might pursue him. I won't pay him more than 2 mil a year.

 

[nbwingsfan]

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

Series winning goals for Tavares: 1

Series winning goals for Matthews: 0