It hasn’t been all offseason, it hasn’t been all year. It hasn’t even been since last year. It’s been since 2016 (!!!) that hockey fans have been awaiting the Toronto Maple Leafs to name a new captain.
Ever since Dion Phaneuf was dealt to the Ottawa Senators, signifying a total scorched earth rebuild in Toronto, no Leafs player has donned the ‘C’. In a hockey market like Toronto, captain’s duty carries a weight to it. The weight of a hungry franchise, a rabid fan base, and a city deprived of a championship in over 50 years.
Finally, the Leafs have named their new captain. With the finalists seeming to come down to Auston Matthews, John Tavares, and Morgan Rielly, the Leafs announced their new captain would be…
*Drumroll*
JOHN TAVARES!
After the long wait, it’s no surprise that the hockey world had something to say. It didn’t take long for Twitter to fill up with jokes, reactions, and extremely aggressive opinions.
