The true reason behind why the Leafs stripped Tavares of the captaincy revealed
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This afternoon reports revealed that the Toronto Maple Leafs stripped John Tavares of his captaincy and now we have context as to how the decision was made.
Tonight has been a busy one in Toronto after several insiders confirmed the team was taking the captaincy away from John Tavares. It was also announced that Matthews was expected to be the new captain .
Following up on the reports of the move being made Chris Johnston discussed some context. According to his sources, the Maple Leafs front office had been discussing the move since their loss to the Boston Bruins.
With this news, it seems that Craig Berube and the new culture being built will run through Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs have continually failed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs under John Tavares as captain. As the Auston Matthews era gets under way it will be fascinating to see how things change.
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| No | 96 | 43.8 % |
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