This off-season, the Toronto Maple Leafs made several changes, starting with a new Head Coach in Craig Berube, who brings Stanley Cup winning experience to a team that desperately needed it. Then came the truly shocking moment, as the team asked John Tavares to step aside as they would name Auston Matthews the latest captain in the history of one of the NHL's most storied franchises.
From the outside, not much has seemingly changed since the move given that no regular season games have been played, but now veteran enforcer Ryan Reaves has opened up on what the locker room has been like since the shocking move on the latest episode of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast.
According to Reaves, John Tavares has still been a fantastic leader since the move and has handled it perfectly, and given his presence around the team, it appears not much has changed. That may be different once regular season games begin and the pressure heats up on one of the most scrutinized teams in sports, but for now, it appears things are going well behind the scenes in Toronto as they look to break a 57 year Stanley Cup drought.