Speculation: When will Auston Matthews get the C?

[Brobust]

I think this needs to happen sooner rather than later. One of the biggest what if with this team, IMO, is what would have happened if Matthews got the C instead of Tavares. I think Matthews has more of a voice and is more of a leader than Tavares (who is more suited to lead a veteran team).

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[Metroid]

Not a hate or love post about the term matthews signed for, but id like the next captain to have max term..or be here on a longer term.

 

[GoonieFace]

I’d ask his girlfriend

 

[Dayjobdave]

Why no option for “when multiple cup champion Tavares retires and passes the reins” ?

 

[Dekes For Days]

What would have happened if Matthews got the C instead of Tavares? Absolutely nothing different.
I think fans care about this a lot more than the players. There's no reason to take it away from Tavares.

 

[Brobust]

What would have happened if Matthews got the C instead of Tavares? Absolutely nothing different.
I think fans care about this a lot more than the players. There's no reason to take it away from Tavares.

I disagree. I do think the Captain of the team is the one who is expected to step up and prepare the team for coming challenges like playoff rounds and elimination games etc.

If there's one thing about this team, they come off as robotic and predicatable in these moments.

Why no option for “when multiple cup champion Tavares retires and passes the reins” ?

What team do we cheer for?

 

[EquivalentStay]

When he puts the team before his wallet.

 

[Dekes For Days]

I disagree. I do think the Captain of the team is the one who is expected to step up and prepare the team for coming challenges like playoff rounds and elimination games etc.

Who physically wears a C on their jersey instead of an A doesn't change anything.

 

[ACC1224]

E. When Tavares retires.

 

[Squiffy]

Some time in the next two years. Before the start of the next season or when his runs out.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Rielly should be captain.

 

[LeafEgo]

If there's one thing about this team, they come off as robotic and predicatable in these moments.

I'm pretty sure there are memes out there comparing Matthews to a robot.

 

[LeafSteel]

Matthews has never come across to me as Captain material. It would be akin to putting the C on Kessel when he was here.

Next C needs to go on Rielly. He embodies what a Captain looks like, on and off the ice.

 

[LeafEgo]

Rielly should be captain.

Rielly is the best we got but not sure it matters that much. I'd rather we stop the silly 'A' swapping than a captain change.

 

[hockeyes]

When he cares about the team more than money OR knowing which murse is in style becomes compulsory for NHL captains.

 

[7even]

What are his qualifications to be the captain? I have:

1. Is the best player on the team

And that's it. You can't point to any team success, he hasn't been the problem in the playoffs but neither has he been a solution, he's fairly anonymous in the community, he certainly hasn't sacrificed his self-interest in negotiations, that leaves locker room and team dynamics, which I mean nobody here can say anything relevant about.

 

[-DeMo-]

leaders lead they don't need a letter to do that.

 

[PromisedLand]

Except Rielly no one on the team deserves the "C"

especially the ones that gut the team's cap space and don't give much to build a winner. Period!!!

 

[Maple Leaf]

you gotta take a paycut hometown discount you help the team win

 

[LeafalCrusader]

I think this needs to happen sooner rather than later. One of the biggest what if with this team, IMO, is what would have happened if Matthews got the C instead of Tavares. I think Matthews has more of a voice and is more of a leader than Tavares (who is more suited to lead a veteran team).

Should have been Rielly at the time imo. I'd still pick Mo if Tavares leaves in two years. Won't happen though.

 

[Brobust]

C'mon guys, we've watched this guy play. We've watched his emotion. The success hasn't been there obviously, but there are many moments where he carried the team on his back especially during the past post season.

He for sure is captain material.

 

[tmlms13]

Morgan should be the next Captain. So, honestly, probably never for Matthews, maybe a few years if is still around when Morgan retires.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Should: JT should not have been given the C (or signed at all, but that's a separate issue). Rielly was most deserving then (especially after Matty's antics), and now.

Likely will: JT will keep the C until his current contract expires, and he is (hopefully) kicked upstairs. At which point Matty gets it.

 

[leafsfan5]

Rielly should be captain.

He was the clear choice in 2019 and it’s even more apparent now

 

[tmlms13]

Should: JT should not have been given the C (or signed at all, but that's a separate issue). Rielly was most deserving then (especially after Matty's antics), and now.

Likely will: JT will keep the C until his current contract expires, and he is (hopefully) kicked upstairs. At which point Matty gets it.

JT will get a contract after this one, he is still a very good player. I also think it surprise people how much he gets to be honest. Probably 4 years and 8m on open market. In Toronto he will have to take a lot less.