cptjeff
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I don’t see how this is “barely” any better then co-captains. Your given a C to a guy that has been apart of multiple winning clubs, Stanley cup multiple times, consmyth. Been around for almost two decades and is well respected and by all accounts and reports was the de facto leader in all but letter last season on a team of still very young guys where most have not sniffed the jock strap of success, minus Staal and the Chicago boys. This was really the only choice when it came to Captain. Alternates could be debated. Who bloody fricking cares if that have to choose a new one next year. Gives the future Captain more time to mature and hopefully get some winning under their belt, It’s not like I was crying myself to sleep in misery all summer because the Canes hadn’t announced a captain.
Amen. We've had two years without a real Captain. Williams is a guy who can handle it, and will do a great job. Who gives a shit that he's old- if he can serve as a bridge while a young guy develops his leadership skills, so much the better. I was pushing for them to give it to Hainsey two years ago for that reason. Don't name nobody, name a guy who's gonna be a leader in the room even if it's not long term.
Actually, given that Rod was around then, I'd be interesting to ask him about that situation too. Everyone's been asking him about the co-captain thing, but I wonder what his thoughts were on the no captain year.