bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
Not even particularly well photoshopped, either.
Leafs to announce captain
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Not even particularly well photoshopped, either.
Imo, the best player, or even the 'franchise' player, isn't necessarily always the best choice for captain. The last 4 Stanley Cups this team won were not captained by the best player - that dynasty was captained by the best leader, one George Armstrong.
I think Leafs will go with the trend set by other teams and name Matthews as captain, and that may be best in the long run, but perhaps Reilly or Tavares would do better at this point than a 22 year old.
Accomplishments aside, just think, Matthews couldn't get a drink in most states for most of his career.
I think Leafs will go with the trend set by other teams and name Matthews as captain, and that may be best in the long run, but perhaps Reilly or Tavares would do better at this point than a 22 year old.
Accomplishments aside, just think, Matthews couldn't get a drink in most states for most of his career.
It's Matthews' birthday today.... do the Leafs have a gift planned?
Zee said:
I don't really expect the Leafs to make the announcement a big thing.
herman said:
See this seems like the low-key way to do it but it's exactly what I don't think they'll do. It'll make the captaincy announcement more important than the game. They'll have a boring press conference like Nik said or just tweet it out some morning from @LeafsPR.
Zee said:
Sorta just said this to herman but yeah to me having a press conference is the boring/not-a-big-thing way to announce it. What I don't think they'll do it have him wheeled onto the ice in a box on opening night and then jump out of it with the C all while a marching band comes out and fireworks go off... ok wait no they should actually do that.
Strangelove
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Peter D. said:
Yep. I think Rielly is the right choice for a lot of reasons - both with respect to his apparent leadership qualities and in order to avoid any rift between the young forwards who seem to be sort of "competing" for the captaincy.
Kin
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If guys are going to be upset that they didn't get named Captain, it's not going to make them feel better if it's Rielly instead of Matthews.
The Leafs won't make a big deal about it because it's not a big deal. If a guy has earned the team's approval by being a good leader on and off the ice then would we want his behaviour to change after getting the C? No. If there are good candidates for it who don't get it, would we want their behaviour to change because they didn't? No.
It's almost entirely meaningless symbolism at this point. If Matthews is respected by his teammates, it'll be fine if it's him.
The Leafs won't make a big deal about it because it's not a big deal. If a guy has earned the team's approval by being a good leader on and off the ice then would we want his behaviour to change after getting the C? No. If there are good candidates for it who don't get it, would we want their behaviour to change because they didn't? No.
It's almost entirely meaningless symbolism at this point. If Matthews is respected by his teammates, it'll be fine if it's him.
This was Matthews' team from the day the Leafs won the lottery.