Shoalzie
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Hank will be the next captain (as expected).
http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2013/01/henrik_zetterberg_as_expected.html
http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2013/01/henrik_zetterberg_as_expected.html
Bumping this instead of starting a new thread...Hank will be the next captain (as expected).
http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2013/01/henrik_zetterberg_as_expected.html
So how do we think Z's captaincy will go?
The Red Wings are starting their campaign to win back fans angered by the lockout by having a free Red and White Game on Tuesday.
They plan to use that opportunity to anoint Henrik Zetterberg as the new captain. The announcement will be made before the 6 p.m. start of the game.
Zetterberg, 32, takes over for Nicklas Lidstrom, who retired last May. It's a job the Wings have been grooming Zetterberg for since last decade, when they placed his locker next to then-captain Steve Yzerman.
My friends and I were talking about something rather nitpicky in terms of Z as the new captain.
It will be a little interesting to see how well Z deals with an increased demand from the media vultures. In regards to the role as team captain, I'm curious if Z will dedicate the time and effort to become more well-spoken and exhibit a more ideal kind of persona.
I know what some of you are already thinking. "That stuff shouldn't matter!!! What matters most is what he does on the ice and in the locker room!"
And I agree, but the reality is that some people will be really annoyed with how often Z has to use speech fillers such as "uh" every time he speaks to the media. Plus his demeanor seems to be either depressed, irritated or neutral, which doesn't come off so great to others who don't really know you as well as teammates might. In comparison, Lidstrom was probably one of the best at making media members feel like they're not an inconvenience to his life.
I'm just a little curious as to how much he'll care. Maybe he won't. If he doesn't then I honestly won't think any less of him. All I really care about in the end is if the team wins games. To be honest, it's a little sad to me that this matters enough for me (or any of us) to bring it up, but I guess as they say, it's the way the world works.