Former Toronto Maple Leafs Captain sheds some light on whether John Tavares was on board with new direction
It hasn't been long since John Tavares handed the captaincy of the Toronto Maple Leafs to Auston Matthews, now a former Leaf captain reveals if he was okay doing so.
It's been just over a week since John Tavares handed over the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs to superstar forward Auston Matthews. Of course, if there has been a lot of speculation about whether or not Tavares was on board with the team's new direction even though it appeared he was.
Recently on Leafs Morning Take former captain Rick Vaive opened up about how John Tavares has handled the situation and if he was truly on board with the decision the way the organization made it seem.
I think he's handled it very well, now was it his choice, you know nobody really knows -- and I know Johnny pretty good and he's a good person, he works his tail off, my son played with him for 3 years with the Marlies in the GTHL, so I know him very well -- was it his choice? Or was it kind of like 'what are you planning on next year? Do you wanna be back here and if you are...' You know, who knows? It's one of those things, but Johnny will be professional about it, there's no question
I think it was inevitable that it was going to happen at some point, Vaive said. I thought maybe they would've waited until the end of the season when John's contract was up to see where things were at that point, but, I mean, I'm not surprised.
The question is, is it going to make any difference in the long term as far as playoffs and that sort of thing? Vaive continued. I guess we're going to have to wait and see.
I think it was inevitable that it was going to happen at some point, Vaive said. I thought maybe they would've waited until the end of the season when John's contract was up to see where things were at that point, but, I mean, I'm not surprised.
The question is, is it going to make any difference in the long term as far as playoffs and that sort of thing? Vaive continued. I guess we're going to have to wait and see.
Maybe he wasn't as on board with it as the organization made it seem, but either way as Vaive pointed out, Tavares is always going to carry himself with the upmost professionalism and class.
| POLL | ||
Do you think John Tavares was on board completely with making Auston Matthews captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs? | ||
| Yes | 28 | 21.4 % |
| No | 51 | 38.9 % |
| He can't be | 7 | 5.3 % |
| He'll always be professional about it | 45 | 34.4 % |
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