Maple Leafs Rookie Tournament Preview and Who Should be Captain?

In this episode of the ToT-cast, Chris Okrainetz, David Morassutti and Jake Middleton discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs upcoming Rookie Tournament and who could become the team's next captain. They discuss the upcoming Rookie Tournament, which Maple Leafs' prospects to keep an eye on, players who could surprise, and then debate who should become the Maple Leafs' next captain. Here’s a rundown of what was discussed on the podcast: – We preview the upcoming Rookie Tournament, players to keep an eye on, the impact the 2015 draft class could have, and expectations for the older players like Frederik Gauthier (2:05) – We discuss the goalies at this tournament and whether Antoine Bibeau or Kasimir Kaskisuo can eventually become a part of the Maple Leafs (10:55) – One player fans might not be talking about now, but could be after the Rookie Tournament (15:24) – The Leafs' captaincy and the idea of Brooks Laich as a possibility (22:25) – We debate whether the Leafs actually need a captain this year, and whether Morgan Rielly or Auston Matthews should be the next captain and compare it to the Kings situation with Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (27:25) – We close the episode by discussing who should be named assistant captains this year for the Leafs (38:38) * * * You can listen to every episode of the ToT-cast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or stream it from our website. Make sure you not only subscribe to the show so you don’t miss any new episodes, but leave us a nice review — if you think we’ve earned it! Thanks for listening and be sure to follow us on Twitter @TipoftheTower, and like our Facebook page @Tip of the Tower.