From sunhornby: The Maple Leafs must assess John Tavares' future as team captain.
John Tavares was named captain instead and there has been a lot to like about his 354 points in 360 regular-season games, a team-high 47 goals his first year and ranking near the top of NHL faceoff percentage just about every time that stat is perused.
Firstly, anything Tavares does positively is still measured by many against his seven-year, $77-million US deal that has hamstrung the club’s salary structure. Fair or not, that imbalance gets blamed for management’s inability to add the elusive final piece or two for a longer playoff run. No matter how you judge former GM Kyle Dubas’ roster construction or coach Sheldon Keefe’s nightly tactics, the stars must come out when it counts. And on a team that trots out its leadership group to meet the media in the best of times, Tavares will catch his share of flak in the worst.
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