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“He was a really good leader — and he didn’t have an easy job. We weren’t the best team during his tenure as captain, but he did a really good job of keeping everyone on the same page.
“There were a lot of times in the last four years where Shawn stepped up and said the right thing; really got us back on track. (Andrew Ference) has been a really good captain for us, but it would be nice to have another veteran guy on the team that’s for sure.â€
These are quotes from Taylor Hall. You can find them [here].
I was going to put this in the GDT, but I think it's deserving of its own thread.
What do you take from this? I don't think Hall is just paying Horcoff lip service. I think this is the on ice leader of the hockey team who isn't at that point in his career where he can unite the locker room under the game plan.
Do they needs more help in terms of leadership? Hall is saying they do.
Management's hope was the kids would step up and be the leadership group and hold each other accountable. This hasn't happened. They aren't ready.
Hall is saying Ference can't do it himself. Ference needs more veteran help, he team needs more veteran help.