Las Vegas 1st Captain

[Primakov!]

Alex Killorn when they draft him from TB.

He will be signed for 6 more years at the time of the expansion draft, at 27 hes the right age to lead the expansion team for the next few years until a home grown hero emerges.

Yeah. I like that choice as well if he's one of the players selected.

Decent skill set, not too young, not too old, and even has Stanley Cup playoff experience to boot.

 

[Soundgarden]

All of you ITT wanting a Shark for your captain......have fun with Joel Ward

No but seriously, he'd be a good captain. A Dustin Brown of sorts, except that he can play hockey.

I'd love for Ward to be on the Knights, worked his butt off in Nashville, and was one of the reasons I was rooting for SJ last year.

 

[HockeyNightInBelfast]

I think there exists the possibility that Ottawa leave Dion Phaneuf unprotected in which case he's yer captain.

 

[VanIslander]

I think there exists the possibility that Ottawa leave Dion Phaneuf unprotected in which case he's yer captain.

I would disavow any association with the franchise if that were to become the case. Let's chalk this up to a pie-in-the-sky denial-is-a-river-in-egypt Toronto or Calgary fan. ... Please.

 

[Splatter]

Marc Methot

 

[Liquid Gel]

Marc-Andre Fleury

 

[Matias Maccete]

Doan? He probably wants to go to a contender, but being close to home has always been a priority in the past.

 

[LeProspector]

Dustin Brown would be smart to do if they can get L.A to give up their first rounder.

 

[VanIslander]

Offer it to one of the two long-time Shark captains, Thornton or Marleau, in UFA negotiations.

 

[nobody important]

Doan? He probably wants to go to a contender, but being close to home has always been a priority in the past.

Sign Doan, and I'm cheering for you when you come to Winnipeg.

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

Matt Stajan - for one to two years
Followed by : Vet UFA signing
Theee to Four Years time : A homegrown draft pick player from 2017 or 2018 Draft

 

[KINGS17]

I'm going to guess Trevor Lewis.

 

[BUCKLE UP]

Without a doubt in my mind, if you fellas pick Marc Methot, he will be your captain. If we didn't have EK65, he would be our captain.

 

[Its not your fault]

I think you're discounting the possibility of a trade or UFA signing. Get a good veteran guy near the end of his career, who might not play on the top lines but whose experience will work wonders for a new room. I bet there will be more than one solid captain candidate out there who will be intrigued about the opportunity to be the room leader for a new team, to lead from the front as it were, rather than try to shoehorn his way into an already-established roster.

So Shane Doan is basically who you just discribed? Bright side is stripping the C after he retires wont hurt the locker room chemistry.

 

[Matias Maccete]

So Shane Doan is basically who you just discribed? Bright side is stripping the C after he retires wont hurt the locker room chemistry.

The only problem is I think Doan will want to make a run at the cup. Vegas does tick the location box, I can't imagine Doan will want to be too far away from Arizona, but all the California teams would also fit and are closer to contending. Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if he came to Vegas, I just don't see him passing up on joining a team that's built for winning now.

 

[Blue Goose]

Marc Methot

Without a doubt in my mind, if you fellas pick Marc Methot, he will be your captain. If we didn't have EK65, he would be our captain.

Totally agree, but I still think Ottawa sends us something to save Methot. I've seen LeBrun's tweets saying there was no deal, but I still think it happens.

My choices:

Dan Hamhuis (C)
Tomas Plekanec (A)
Trevor Lewis (A)

 

[Vegas Mac]

Offer it to one of the two long-time Shark captains, Thornton or Marleau, in UFA negotiations.

Both those guys are way too long in the tooth to captain this team. I wouldn't touch either of them as FA options unless they're willing to come in on affordable and short term deals which I doubt either will be interested in.

Brown's a better option for captain since he's been a part of teams that don't choke when the chips are down. But he's not a fit for what McPhee says he wants and his contract is not good as he's collecting $5.8M through 2021-2022 season. And the Kings do not have the draft or prospect collateral to get that done.

I'd take Neal and put the C on him, as he's done a fine job in Nashville wearing the A. If he is willing to entertain a non-longterm deal, I would also try to sign him. Barring that, then you have the option to flip him to a contender before the trade deadline. But again I'd try to sign him, I think he'd do a fine job as our captain.

 

[Splatter]

Totally agree, but I still think Ottawa sends us something to save Methot. I've seen LeBrun's tweets saying there was no deal, but I still think it happens.

My choices:

Dan Hamhuis (C)
Tomas Plekanec (A)
Trevor Lewis (A)

Are there turtlenecks that come in slate gray? Plekanec would be a good captain too.

 

[The Gongshow]

I've been calling Neal as their first C for a while now

 

[Lunatik]

I think it will be Engelland

 

[Its not your fault]

I've been calling Neal as their first C for a while now

Show me the money! Otherwise one year contract thats worth a 1st at trade deadline, might not be in the plans to be around long enough.

 

[CupInSIX]

Engelland or Bellemare maybe

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Would say Marc-Andre Fleury but teams almost never make goalies captain.

I'd say my two choices are Neal or Garrison. But think that McPhee will trade both to a contender(s).

 

[BattleBorn]

Would say Marc-Andre Fleury but teams almost never make goalies captain.

I'd say my two choices are Neal or Garrison. But think that McPhee will trade both to a contender(s).

Can you make a goalie the captain anymore?

I thought they changed the rules since they can't really hang out around the ref crease.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Can you make a goalie the captain anymore?

I thought they changed the rules since they can't really hang out around the ref crease.

Luongo was captain so...