Going into the season, the Leafs have defined their identity. The acquisitions of Dakota Joshua and Nicolas Roy tell me the Leafs want to be the big kid on the block. They have changed their role from being bullied to being the bully. There will be no farting around with this team. (The most polite word I could think of. The one that came to mind was much worse.) Craig Berube will make sure there are no passengers. Craig’s fingerprints are all over this team.
Chris Tanev
If the Leafs are going with this “no more nonsense” theme, let me give my solution: Give Tanev an A. He deserves the assistant captain role in the Leafs’ dressing room. He is a beast who will play through any injury. He leads by example; there is nothing he asks that he doesn’t do already. He speaks his mind and admits accountability. Giving Tanev the A says the average Joe is important too. By the way, who is the poster boy for the average Joe? Well, Craig Berube, of course.
Auston Matthews
In the last Blog, I mentioned Matthews as one of the Leafs’ cornerstones. Let me add a little more meat to the bone. Matthews has to make the Maple Leafs his team. We have a bunch of foot soldiers trying to figure out where this team is headed. The coaches cannot do everything, and this is where Matthews can make a statement this year.
Final Word
I am looking for the Leafs to try to move David Kampf and Calle Jarnkrok before the season starts. My gut says the Leafs like Jack Roslovic. For the Leafs to acquire Jack Roslovic, someone has to go. There is not enough salary to fit Jack in, and there are too many forwards on the roster.
Where is the beef?
Randy
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