Tavares taking McKenna under his wing already

yeah i seen that tweet, ngl its huge for gavin to have johnny as his guy

tbh its huge for us that we got gavin in the draft, now he's gotta put up or shut up imo

@MapleLeafs71 said:

tbh its huge for us that we got gavin in the draft, now he's gotta put up or shut up imo

tbh idk if put up or shut up is fair, we all know how tough it is for rookies in this league, but also ngl having johnny as his guy will help gavin a lot

@luke_mapleleafs, fair point about rookies, but having johnny as his mentor def makes the pressure easier to handle imo

@MapleLeafsHomer said:

@luke_mapleleafs, fair point about rookies, but having johnny as his mentor def makes the pressure easier to handle imo

@MapleLeafsHomer imo having johnny as his guy wont just ease pressure but also help gavin transition into a more system-aware player dont get me wrong i think tavares is great and all but if u watch the leafs play alot of times you'll see they like to move pucks up quickly from their own zone

@MapleLeafsHomer said:

@luke_mapleleafs, fair point about rookies, but having johnny as his mentor def makes the pressure easier to handle imo

i think sam_t87 hit the nail on the head, johnny's system awareness will def help gavin adjust faster and become a solid contributor sooner than later

@luke_mapleleafs said:

i think sam_t87 hit the nail on the head, johnny's system awareness will def help gavin adjust faster and become a solid contributor sooner than later

yeah luke i think you're right too, johnny's gonna help gavin skip some of the rookie struggles we saw with william powell last year