Of the players on our team, Henrique and Greene are the only ones that have captain material to me, and Greene really just because he's a vet and well respected it seems. Elias obviously won't be because of age, and the only other guys that have the captain personality is maybe someone like Cammalleri.
Sev's has def shown signs. Could be said this years prospect camp was a bit of Captaincy training for him.
I haven't seen much from Lars which suggests he has it in him.
Don't think Greene exudes captaincy either, aside from being a steady professional, but so many hockey players are that. I think people point to Greene because he is the lone vet amongst a plethora of young d-men.
Sev's has def shown signs. Could be said this years prospect camp was a bit of Captaincy training for him.
I haven't seen much from Lars which suggests he has it in him.
Don't think Greene exudes captaincy either, aside from being a steady professional, but so many hockey players are that. I think people point to Greene because he is the lone vet amongst a plethora of young d-men.
Not saying you're wrong but I may have overlooked them... What signs?
If Larsson were to become a captain, I'd think that he would be the quieter, calmer, and lead-by-example sort. Kind of like a Lidstrom leader, if you'll pardon the comparison. Right now, though, he's twenty-two, and just gaining confidence here in NJ. He's not ready for a letter yet, but it's going to be fun to watch him continue to mature as a player next year and all the other seasons on his contract.
I think the way he talks to the media, I think there is a high level of confidence there, or maybe better put an alpha dog personality. Kind of like the idea from last season where "he kicked the door down" and gave the team little option, they had to play him. And then again, the prospect camp this year, didn't Shero say something along the lines of having him there as a "vet" presence.
predictions on larsson's goals+assists totals for next year?
I hope Hynes gives him Greene's former ''A'' after Greene is promoted to captain.
C - Greene
A - Elias (home)
A - Larsson (home)
A - Zajac (away)
A - Henrique (away)
You have an older guy in Elias & Zajac sharing an ''A'' with a younger guy in Larsson and Henrique.
Alpha dog...you couldn't have spelled it out any better - subconsciously Devil fans want a Stevens-type as captain, cause that's what they know to be successful and that's why Severson's getting talked up. Conversely if this was Detroit we'd probably be talking up Larsson in the mold of being classy and businesslike in the mold of Lidstrom/Zetterberg/Datsyuk.
In either case, it's very premature to make a case even for being a future C. Especially since we don't know the 'current' captain and we don't even know if new management values the quiet, silent leader over the vocal, rah-rah one - Andy would certainly be the former though. Severson was a leader at development camp cause he had the most NHL experience there (it's pretty rare to get any guys with significant NHL experience there), if Larsson or Merrill was eligible for camp, they'd have been a leader there too.
11 goals and 23 assists for Larsson
If Larsson gets 60 points this team's going to the playoffs.