Should the Leafs STRIP Tavares of C If They Get Bounced again?

[haveandare]

lol no just get reliable goaltending. The only reason they lost game 1 is because swayman is good and samsonov is bad. You can win with bad goalies but it takes a hell of lot more luck that way. You’re not trying to win seriously if you go into the playoffs with goalies like that

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Much more likely that they double down and extend him this offseason.

He'll take another hometown discount, probably 5 years 10 million per

 

[EdJovanovski]

They should and they should literally do it with him wearing the jersey, like unstitch it right off of him while he’s strapped to a table or something

 

[Goose]

What's with all these offseason move threads in the SCF forum?

 

[Frank Drebin]

STRIP!
STRIP!
STRIP!
STRIP!
STRIP!

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

What's with all these offseason move threads in the SCF forum?

Already have an idea of the outcome so we're getting settled.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Who cares who wears the C? I thought Matthews was the best player in the world. Why does he always seem to vanish when the games actually matter?

 

[eojsmada]

Nah. They just won't re-sign him and give it to someone else.

 

[Breakers]

Yes yea yes and yes

Never should have gotten it in the first place

 

[OilWagon]

Was impressed by Van tonight, man it was loud. They can be somewhat fair weather occasionally but when the team is winning man they show up.

 

[Sky04]

lol no just get reliable goaltending. The only reason they lost game 1 is because swayman is good and samsonov is bad. You can win with bad goalies but it takes a hell of lot more luck that way. You’re not trying to win seriously if you go into the playoffs with goalies like that

How many goals did the forwards score again?

 

[Devilmademedoit]

Overrating wearing the C

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Should they strip the C off Tavares and give it to someone that can better inspire the troops going into battle if they get bounced again?

I think they should, a message needs to be sent that enough is enough and it's time for some accountability.

Who do you propose they give it to?

 

[Icebreakers]

It's funny that none of the big 4 for the Leafs is captain material.

 

[JabbaJabba]

Yes, that will fix everything.

 

[NVious]

Of course, anybody thinking otherwise is delusional.

"What does it accomplish?" The same thing sitting a player for bad performance does, sets the tone on accountability.

 

[haveandare]

How many goals did the forwards score again?

They outchanced Boston drastically in scoring chances and high danger chances. That’s a game they win with better goaltending. You don’t win playoff games with .85 sv%

 

[kihei]

Taveres is as responsible for Toronto's historic debacles as much as a giraffe is responsible for global warming..

 

[saintunspecified]

It's his fault, but mostly because his contract contributes to the mistake in roster construction.

Replace Tavares with Pietrangelo or similar game controller, and it's a cup team.

 

[Sky04]

They outchanced Boston drastically in scoring chances and high danger chances. That’s a game they win with better goaltending. You don’t win playoff games with .85 sv%

You win playoff games by only scoring 1 goal though? Makes sense, expecting your goalie to shut out the other team to win is reasonable.

 

[GoldenKnight]

Who cares who wears the C? I thought Matthews was the best player in the world. Why does he always seem to vanish when the games actually matter?

You were misled. The NHL just wants Americans to buy more merch, because that's where the money's at. Hence the media overrating an American player.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Tavares is not a leader, he should be volunteering to remove his C.

Yeah, I think this is the right answer. Who assumes the captaincy though? Marner’s a terrible choice. Matthews I don’t think is the right guy…. Reilly?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

A thread just to say you made a thread. Ridiculous to think wearing the "c" somehow makes him responsible for not winning a playoff series.

Fans that think JT is the whole reason why the leafs havnt went farther in the post season are silly.

I don’t think anyone thinks this.

It’s a valid question though when a team is unsuccessful to look at leadership. Maybe Tavares isn’t the guy. He’s not what he used to be and the team just hasn’t been successful. Sometimes a bit of a shakeup isn’t a bad thing. Maybe Reilly’s the guy.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Unacceptable to come out looking like a wet far in game 1 when your backs should be against the wall to shed the playoff choker label the team has. Some of this is the effect of having such a milquetoast personality as leader of the team, the Leafs never seem to come on hot out of the gate and always find themselves behind the 8 ball.

Should they strip the C off Tavares and give it to someone that can better inspire the troops going into battle if they get bounced again?

I think they should, a message needs to be sent that enough is enough and it's time for some accountability.

What a hot take question after one game- Stephen A. Smith shouts his approval.

Seriously though, terrible idea. 1) what if Tavares performs and they fail? 2) It’s also not on him, at all, as others have said. 3) This is a biggie- it’d already be a media circus. Why add to that? You don’t really have a replacement, unless Matthews really steps up. It’d be purely performative, would likely further lose an already shaky locker room- honestly, it’s a truly terrible idea, especially this early.

 

[Voight]

Tavares is gone after next season anyway. His contract is up. I don’t see any circumstance that he gets re-signed. Toronto will cut all ties with him 100%.

I think if hes willing to sign at a major discount they'll keep him.

Hes made tens of millions of dollars in his career, is captain of his boyhood club and has a young family. May not have any desire to move elsewhere.