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.
