John Tavares Announces New Leafs Captain Auston Matthews | The Leaf: Blueprint Moment 

Props to JT for deciding to pass the torch and congrats to Auston Matthews on being named the 26th captain in Leafs history!

Tavares is an absolute class act

A life long Habs fan, living in the GTA, and I must say this was the classiest thing the MLSE has ever done!

please lead us to glory, captain.

Love seeing Mitch and Mo there too

A respectful passing of the torch. No-one can deny it's Matthews time now.

Johnny is the man such a classy guy

Go Leafs Go!

Watching from Glenevis Alberta Congrats 👏

Great job Auston well deserved 👏

both Johnny and Auston look beaming with happiness. JT knew the torch needed to be passed to the best player the org has ever seen, and it looks like it’s a dream come true for Auston. Great move all around. New era begins.

GO LEAFS GO 💙🤍 Captain Papi

A class act, all the way, John Tavares handing the C to Auston was truly wonderful.

Congratulations Auston Matthews 26 team history Toronto maple leafs I am so happy you be a captain First time for Austin Matthew 🎉

mathews u r my fav player. since u have the c now - man up and do something in the playoffs fr. time to step up big boy

My buddy Marner there thick and thin i can't wait for this season to start...go leafs go

Oh Captain my captain

Taveres can focus on his game now. Less need to do post gamers. It's Matthew's job

Cant wait for post game interviews when reporters ask Tavares a question and he says go ask Austin. 🤣

Matthews deserves it! He’s the best player in the NHL! 👍

Oh Captain, my Captain

Captain Auston! Classy JT, hope he stays

Doh, Marje ,did you see that, SORRY, every time I see him, cant get Homer Simpson out of my head,LOL

Будет достойный капитан я верю в это торонто вперёд 💪👍

Nice to see Mr. Tannebaum mingling with his players. He's an underappreciated and unsung hero with professional sports in Toronto. He's done so much for sports in Toronto since the early 1990s. As for the captaincy, everyone is entitled to their opinion but this is very disrespectful to John Tavares. Sure, his play has declined with age but he has represented the Maple Leafs organization with consummate professionalism and class since he became captain much like Mats Sundin did. With only 1 year left on his deal, why not just let him finish out next year and then pass the captaincy over to Matthews. Seems like this is a diversionary move designed to mask the lack of success this team has had on and off the ice. There are bigger issues to address such as Marner's contract extension or trade, improving the club etc.

John Tavares “ONE CLASSY GUY” Austin has big shoes to fill

Wow this changes everything...........not!

John will have an A at least as an alternate captain right?

CAPTAIN PAPI LFG

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Ain’t no way

"Hot mic" "hot mic".... so you know only careful words will be spoken.

Congrats go leafs go, fire shanny

tavares is retiring after this year. let’s go leafs

Get rid of Tavares and stop the speculation with media hype around him. Good move on getting rid of Ilya. And don't touch Marner.

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yes we are going to run it back again .no we arent't .Yes we ARE running it back again but not quite .This time we have a new person wearing the C but we ARE running it back again .The same Core 4 but with a new person wearing the C should make all the diffference in the world wont it ? Only difference this make is it will now be Mathews instead of Tavares leading the handshake line when they lose in the 1st round yet again next spring

Who's the bald guy that they only the show the back of?

John Tavares is in fact not classy at all, remember he left islanders without notice?, also why is that goof marner there? JT and marner locker room cancer/divas

Plan the dang parade

This guys a terrible choice for a captain lol. Poor John.

I'm sorry but I think this is a slap in the face to Johnny. He came here, wanted to play for his Hometown, taking a paycut, and this is what you do. Now you know why no Hometown boys want to come play Here.

to strip a C from a future hall of famer...incredible..all in the bigger game plan of selling more leaf jerseys..this time am34 with a C on it..lol..lol...my ribs are too sore..

Well one thing you can say that the leafs brass did strip the captain from John Tavarres and what a cl😅ass act JT to pass the captain to Mathews to quite down all the fans from other teams that the captain was not Stripped.

Where the hell is nylander not a great look if he is anything like his dad he only cares about number one and thats fine just now seein this comfirms it for me and congrats Austin and such great and a true pro to john tavares he is a true pro in my eyes well done leafs

This is RIDICULOUS!!! Who’s crazy idea was to name Auston Matthews team captain, and hope that he will bring the Stanley Cup? It didn't work for Mats Sundin, John Tavares & Wendel Clark so why would it work for Auston Matthews!? Because he’s American? WHAT A JOKE!!! #toomuchlosing #enjoyyourgolfingseason #golfleafsgolf

Mathwees has no griet , no toughnes . When the playoffs begin he disappears ,like a coward ! Ooh ,I have a headache ,he is not fit to be Captain ! TRADE him3-1 to Flames, get the top players from Flames . Center, Winger Defencfman . Trade Nylander to Seattle for Grubauer ! NYLANDER WAS NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE ALL LAST YR. ! BOTH MATHWEES AND NYLANDER had a Headache during the playoffs last sesson .What are the odds of that ! ? WHIMPS and PUSSIES and COWARDS Tavaras should be Captain, perhaps Domi ! Send Mathwees to Calgary, let him find out how cold Canada REALLY IS !

P diidy and the biebs will be throwing little austin a pajama party this weekend🌈🌈😂😂😂😂🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈