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37 Comments
LFG!!! I'm the same level of ELATED as I was when our triple champ got her hat trick of gold a week and a half ago. Huge W, long overdue. JT's gotta go, but NOT back to NYI or else he's screwed
Not a fan of this move. I hope he matures enough to handle the responsibility. He has grown from his pant-dropping days. We shall see.
I'm torn, it's clearly Matthews' team but I'm never a fan of a player being stripped of the Captaincy unless they failed as Captain.
Perfectt
Wow they go from barely any leadership with tavares to even less with matthews who shows no heart in the playoffs
I knew it
John Tavares is way way past his prime.
Also John is the James Harden of hockey 🏒
OEL is gunna be a key-player for us this season, should help his fellow super Swede Timothy Liljegren out a ton
I'm all for Matthews as Captain.
Time for a reset new coach now new Captain I like it a lot.
I wish Matthews would have been the Captain before they named Tavares bc Tavares is a robot!🤖
Tavares is very boring he looks like he has zero enthusiasm whenever he speaks I am so glad they took the C off him!
What what….sorry just woke up. What Auston Matthews a captain….hmmm. its been 57 years since they won a cup. Lipstick on a pig 🐖 . Dont forget to reserve a tee time for June. Back to sleep. 😴
Matthews is the King
Watch this be the big change they were talking about lol
Oh lord. Tavares is no longer captain.
Morgan Reilly gets robbed.
Trouba,Hischer,Stall,Lee,Jenner just to name a few captains that aren't necessarily the best… Leadership and skill is completely different
Great to see. No disrespect to John Tavares, but I welcome changes all across the organization right now and I'm excited that it's finally time for Matthews to lead.
Seems like just yesterday this guy was getting drafted to this org. Oh how time flies
"Me" players shouldn't be captains
That's great news and Matthews deserves it! Tavares was a great captain, but it's time to pass the torch to the best player on the team!
Still absolutely shattered they didn't have him pull out his own 'C' jersey during the Fanatics video
I woulda left it an open comp this year, frankly.
JT was all in to name AM34 Capo.
He was working with Management on this. There’s no sour grapes. No one is upset or mad. I know some want to see the aleafs explode. But not this time 😂
seen this coming. you'll see Tavares carry on after retirement working with the Leaf's management.
Stripping the captaincy from Tavares makes a lot of sense, but Reilly is the real leader of this team imo.
Honestly Matthews taking the C makes the most sense if not Tavares. I agree that this is probably the first thing you want to do if you want him to commit to the team. Should be interesting to see how this plays out
You are talking nonsense. Marner is a selfish person and hockey player. End of story
Worst move that guy dont have the character of a capitain
Austin as captain now is one of those guys that will need to lead by example because imo he hasn't been that very outspoken boisterous type player. Hope the change works out next season.
Should have been the 25th captain in history of the leafs and we wouldnt have had the utter disappointments we have had in the last 7 years with a MUTED BUM AND LOCKER ROOM TOXIC CANCER as the former Captain
Injuries and depth will be tested.. Berube instill a system
I'm not a cult member but , I find the way they handled it to be tasteless,,,
“This ain’t f’n junior, bro” will be the assistant captain.
Wont make a lick of difference. The core 4 have proven time, and time again, they are not leaders. The closest to a leader in Toronto is Morgan.
it’s about time!
I mean Tavares contract will end in the 2025-2026 season and he will be 35 years old at the 2025-2026 season
If Willy continues his momentum from last season AND continues to be a voice on the bench/in the locker room, there's absolutely no reason he should be overlooked for an A. The man has proven time and time again that he belongs in Toronto on so many levels. Give him Marner's A if need be.
I fully understand that Mitch is a great guy off-ice. Good for him. I can appreciate that. Keep being that dude.
However. A thousand charities and nice guy-isms do not translate to on-ice success. We've done this dance so many times saying "This time will be different," with absolutely no evidence of that being the case.
This team needs "Stop Fucking Crying Bro, This Isn't Juniors" painted on the ceiling of the locker room. Mitch needed to hear that in the moment, and everyone needs to be reminded of that sentiment playing for the Leafs for some reason.
What took so long seriously?? Tavares is a detriment to the organization
Tavares only has this year left so technically they might be good cap wise to sign Marner. Maybe offer him 11 mil x 8 and then we are good.
JT can concentrate on having a great year then explore his options. Like Marner their last regular season game is April 17, then we will see.
oh please not even close to huge news 🙄Taveres isnt what he once was and Autism Mathews is points and on ice leader already so natural progression. Not going to make a difference they still wont make it past the 2nd round LOL 😂🤣