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Where does the Auston Matthews captaincy leave John Tavares entering a contract year, and who should wear the As? Anthony Petrielli joins Sportsnet 590

On whether there is anything to make of the timing of the captaincy switch in the middle of August:

The only thing I would potentially make out of it is that I am sure they wanted to target a time when news is slower, get it out of the system, and arrive at camp when it’s… I wouldn’t say it’s ever a non-story in Toronto, but I am sure that they hope it kind of fades into the background, and you are off to bigger and better things.

That lines up with the general premise of what they’re trying to make happen.