The Toronto Maple Leafs have gone the unconventional route since Captain Phaneuf was traded in 2016, so why not continue down that road?
The Leafs have no captain, but they have a lot of leadership.
Auston Matthews, Morgan Reilly and John Tavares are the names most commonly mentioned in captaincy discussions, and it’s no secret they have the leadership abilities to each make a great captain for the team. Also among the strong leaders in the locker room, though, is netminderFrederik Andersen.
Toronto Maple Leafs Captaincy
In an October 2018 article for the Toronto Star, sports columnist Dave Feschuk highlighted the ways in which Freddie, a “soft-spoken introvert by nature,” was coming into his own as a leader for the Toronto Maple Leafs.