RainingRats
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Lockerroom is one thing, on the ice is another..
I think he looks like a leader on the ice.
Lockerroom is one thing, on the ice is another..
Good for jovo.
I know people wont like the decision but the only people who know the pulse of the locker room are the coaches/players. Everyone else is guessing. If Dineen thought jovo is the leader, than I am sure he has the support of the players, including Weiss/soupy
Ummm, no.I agree. This will probably be the way it is and when Jovo retires, I'd like to see Versteeg get it, he's a character guy and actually wants to be a Panther. Huberdeau will likely take the other A from Campbell when he's on his way out.
Keeping it warm for Gudbranson.
I think we really hurt our chances of not re-signing Weiss if we don't give him the C. He has been here the longest, stayed through the tough times and never demanded a trade. He has said all the right things about being here for the results of this rebuild we have gone through. He had some good leadership quotes around playoff time last year too.
I think it'd be a shame if Weiss wasn't named captain.
Weiss - C
Campbell - A
Jovo - A (I know this isn't a popular choice, but he was real good in the playoffs last year and I remember reading quotes about players saying he really stepped up leadership wise in the dressing room come playoffs last year. We can always replace his A when he leaves)
For what it's worth, Jovo wasn't really good in the playoffs last year either.
I think it's a terrible choice, but not because I'm worried about it affecting Weiss' chances of staying. I just remember how bad Jovo was for most of last season, and he's only getting older. I'm sure he's a great locker room guy, but it takes more than that. He won't be around that much longer anyway, so it means we'll be switching captains again in a couple of years. This also means we probably won't be buying him out, which is unfortunate. I probably would've gone with Campbell, our best player and the one who basically signaled the change towards a winning culture. Oh well.
I couldn't find anything online, but how many third pairing defenseman have been captains before now? Obviously he's great support, but how does he lead? How do you drive a bus from the back seat? He only played in 75% of the games last year and averaged little over 16 minutes per game. He should be the King's head counsel. Not the King.
He might not of been really good, but he was good.