Toronto Maple Leafs name Auston Matthews 26th captain in team history as John Tavares passes torch
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The Toronto Maple Leafs made a key leadership change this week as they announced that John Tavares would officially be passing on the C to Auston Matthews. We give our take on the timing of the move, expectation shifts for both Matthews and Tavares and discuss if we believe this will result in a change in the teams on ice performance this coming season. Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/sVoxnzsNS18 (0:00) - Intro/Leafs officially name Matthews captain (05:28) - Does this change expectations for Tavares? (11:23) - Auston Matthews as a leader (18:15) - Does this impact Mitch Marner? (30:17) - Craig Berube's impact on the team this season Follow us on tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCgnU5Tj0yJx0QN6IjYPwqLA Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkinbudsleafs/ This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/THPN and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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