Who Takes Ceremonial Faceoff

[beaverbrook]

Who lines up opposite Pacioretty for ceremonial face off?

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[LeafsNation75]

I say it's going to be John Tavares.

Also how do you know Pacioretty will even take it for Montreal on opening night? He could very well be traded before that game.

 

[ACC1224]

Doesn't Rielly typically take them?

 

[LeafsNation75]

Doesn't Rielly typically take them?

It was any of their players who was wearing an A on their jersey since they didn't have a captain and they are the ones who take always part in them. I remember sometimes Bozak and Komarov would also take part in them.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Babcock will start the fourth line so lindholm

 

[Rob Brown]

Babcock will start the fourth line so lindholm

Not how it works.

It'll be one of Tavares or Rielly I would assume. It's typically someone with an A - Komarov and Bozak both did some last year.

 

[IBeL34f]

Tavares, Marleau, or Rielly - I'm assuming they'll be our 3 'A's next year, so it would stand to reason it would be one of them.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Tavares, Marleau, or Rielly - I'm assuming they'll be our 3 'A's next year, so it would stand to reason it would be one of them.

Do you think Matthews will be given one of the 'A's next season?

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

Matthews
Tavares
Rielly
Marleau

Will Rotate just like the season before last with Bozak, Rielly, Komarov and Hunwick

 

[IBeL34f]

Do you think Matthews will be given one of the 'A's next season?

No - I don't see him getting a letter at this point until his next contract kicks in. Once Marleau retires, Matts can have his 'A', or something like that.

I'd be comfortable with being wrong, though.

Edit - Sorry! By next season, do you mean 2019/20? If so, I think it depends on Marleau's future with the team. I expect him to receive a letter for the remainder of his time here, and Rielly and Tavares to get the other 2. Matthews would then get Marleau's 'A' (or the 'C') once Marleau departs - it's too early at this point to know if that'll be after 1 or 2 more years, so we'll have to wait and see.

 

[Nooodles]

Nylander, just to confuse everyone in the media.

 

[LeafsNation75]

No - I don't see him getting a letter at this point until his next contract kicks in. Once Marleau retires, Matts can have his 'A', or something like that.

I'd be comfortable with being wrong, though.

Edit - Sorry! By next season, do you mean 2019/20? If so, I think it depends on Marleau's future with the team. I expect him to receive a letter for the remainder of his time here, and Rielly and Tavares to get the other 2. Matthews would then get Marleau's 'A' (or the 'C') once Marleau departs - it's too early at this point to know if that'll be after 1 or 2 more years, so we'll have to wait and see.

If Tavares or Matthews are not named captain next season, I can see the Leafs possibly having 4 players wear the 'A's at different times. So that way we can have Matthews, Tavares, Marleau and Rielly doing that. Plus the Leafs have a history of 4 players wearing an A when you look at this.

 

[IBeL34f]

If Tavares or Matthews are not named captain next season, I can see the Leafs possibly having 4 players wear the 'A's at different times. So that way we can have Matthews, Tavares, Marleau and Rielly doing that. Plus the Leafs have a history of 4 players wearing an A when you look at this.

I could be mistaken, but I believe only 3 players wore a letter in any given game.

Certainly, should they decide to have 4 guys with letters, Matthews would be a solid choice, though I still think they wait until his next contract kicks in before giving him that kind of added responsibility. If they give out a 4th letter this year, I'd expect it to go to Hainsey again.

 

[moon111]

Marleau. It avoids creating any debate who's the #1 center

 

[LeafsNation75]

I could be mistaken, but I believe only 3 players wore a letter in any given game.

Certainly, should they decide to have 4 guys with letters, Matthews would be a solid choice, though I still think they wait until his next contract kicks in before giving him that kind of added responsibility. If they give out a 4th letter this year, I'd expect it to go to Hainsey again.

I don't remember Hainsey wearing an A this past season. If he did I think it was during the pre-season when they rotated different players wearing it. I know Matthews did when they played the Senators in Ottawa during their first pre-season game.

 

[ULF_55]

Tavares

He'll be wearing the C, so why wouldn't he?

 

[CanadasTeam]

Tavares

He'll be wearing the C, so why wouldn't he?

If JT is wearing the "C" on opening night then Dubas outright lied to everyone including the media.

 

[LeafsNation75]

If JT is wearing the "C" on opening night then Dubas outright lied to everyone including the media.

Dubas said he wasn't going to make a decision on who's the captain at that time. So if Tavares is named captain next month or at training camp he still didn't outright lie to everyone.

 

[Cor]

If JT is wearing the "C" on opening night then Dubas outright lied to everyone including the media.

Won’t someone think of the media!

 

[seanlinden]

I think the better question is... who wears the A's for the Leafs this year?

Rielly will be obvious. Do we see Matthews & Tavares get the other 2? Do we have some sort of rotation that includes Patrick Marleau?

 

[LeafsNation75]

I think the better question is... who wears the A's for the Leafs this year?

Rielly will be obvious. Do we see Matthews & Tavares get the other 2? Do we have some sort of rotation that includes Patrick Marleau?

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Marleau only wear an A when someone like Komarov was hurt?

 

[BayStreetBully]

To start the year? It could even be Kadri, based on seniority. Didn’t Bozak take some of these face offs last year?

 

[topched]

Should revise this poll to include a 'Who Cares' option.

 

[Cor]

It’s been answered, but one of the Alternates.

I assume Marleau, Rielly or Tavares/Matthews

 

[PromisedLand]

I think the better question is... who wears the A's for the Leafs this year?

Rielly will be obvious. Do we see Matthews & Tavares get the other 2? Do we have some sort of rotation that includes Patrick Marleau?

Thats pretty easy as far as I am concerned

"A" out -> Bozak, Komarov

"A" in -> Matthews, Tavares

3 Assistant Captains

- Rielly, Matthews, Tavares

Then Shanny/Dubas names the captain

Tavares (A)
Rielly (A)

AUSTON MATTHEWS (C)