Better than the big "L" he had on his forehead last season.Guys it's going to be Jones. The C will be on his helmet.
I trust management and the staff to make the right decision. We only know external projections of how players truly act, which makes this difficult for us. Maybe Couture likes to lead on the ice and with his candor, but doesnt want to be fluffing up the media and would prefer not to have the C. Maybe Burns, despite his relaxed persona, is really gunning for the C and would be disappointed to not get it.
Considering we have a tenured captain on the roster in EK65, though one who is still relatively new to the team, maybe it would behoove the team to go no C this season and let things work themselves out.
Often when we think about captains, rightly or wrongly, we attribute the team to them. the Jets are Wheeler's team, the Caps are Ovie's team, the Hawks are Toew's team, etc. The Sharks, as of today, are very much still Jumbo's team. Maybe that changes by year end.
I think Couture makes a great deal of sense as there’s a real feeling of “passing the team down to the next generation around the Sharks lately. Couture is a good in-between — young, but a Sharks heart and soul guy who has brought us on his shoulders through two playoff runs.
My only thing with Cooch is he sometimes comes off more petulant than a leader. He leads by example and he calls people out — all important — but there seemed to be a real love for Pavs and Joe (not sure it was the exact same with Patty — where players would do anything for them (and it felt like they’d do anything for their teammates). It’s hard to see Couture inspire that kind of respect exactly but that’s purely from seeing his interviews, etc. maybe I’m totally wrong and everyone loves him.
And really, all that said, I don’t know who, aside from Joe, makes a better captain than Couture. He seems like the heir-apparent.
I think Couture makes a great deal of sense as there’s a real feeling of “passing the team down to the next generation around the Sharks lately. Couture is a good in-between — young, but a Sharks heart and soul guy who has brought us on his shoulders through two playoff runs.
My only thing with Cooch is he sometimes comes off more petulant than a leader. He leads by example and he calls people out — all important — but there seemed to be a real love for Pavs and Joe (not sure it was the exact same with Patty — where players would do anything for them (and it felt like they’d do anything for their teammates). It’s hard to see Couture inspire that kind of respect exactly but that’s purely from seeing his interviews, etc. maybe I’m totally wrong and everyone loves him.
And really, all that said, I don’t know who, aside from Joe, makes a better captain than Couture. He seems like the heir-apparent.
I think Couture makes a great deal of sense as there’s a real feeling of “passing the team down to the next generation around the Sharks lately. Couture is a good in-between — young, but a Sharks heart and soul guy who has brought us on his shoulders through two playoff runs.
My only thing with Cooch is he sometimes comes off more petulant than a leader. He leads by example and he calls people out — all important — but there seemed to be a real love for Pavs and Joe (not sure it was the exact same with Patty — where players would do anything for them (and it felt like they’d do anything for their teammates). It’s hard to see Couture inspire that kind of respect exactly but that’s purely from seeing his interviews, etc. maybe I’m totally wrong and everyone loves him.
And really, all that said, I don’t know who, aside from Joe, makes a better captain than Couture. He seems like the heir-apparent.
A big problem with Thornton was that he would call people out but never I lead by example.
Not publicly, but it's been revealed that he always called teammates out in the roomThornton never called his teammates out.
There's a story that John Scott recently shared about Clowe trying to kill Thornton in the locker room because he called Clowe out for taking a stupid penalty.Thornton never called his teammates out.
There's a story that John Scott recently shared about Clowe trying to kill Thornton in the locker room because he called Clowe out for taking a stupid penalty.
I may be remembering wrong which player told the story. I know this came out recently. Maybe someone else can find the podcast it came from. I can’t seem to track it down.And where did he pick that up from? Just locker room chatter?
Thornton never called his teammates out.
I may be remembering wrong which player told the story. I know this came out recently. Maybe someone else can find the podcast it came from. I can’t seem to track it down.
Boy oh boy, do I have some spittin chiclets episodes for you to listen to.Thornton never called his teammates out.
There's a story that John Scott recently shared about Clowe trying to kill Thornton in the locker room because he called Clowe out for taking a stupid penalty.
Joe sounds like a mad man.
Joe sounds like a mad man.
Funny how that worksSounds like the thornton that every one wanted as the captain of the sharks while he was captain but since he was seen as the laid back no cares in the world player. Every one said he was a bad captain.
But then again when it was shown that he wasn't as care free as he was portrayed behind the scenes now every one says bad bad thornton. How dare you get on players for doing stupid stuff on the ice.
Knowing clowe and the stupid stuff he did on the ice to get penalties he probably deserved the lashing out he got.
If Melker were captain he could call guys out in Swedish and nobody would be able to get offended because no one would understand except Erik Karlsson and Sorensen.