Player Discussion Mikko Koivu (Part II)

[ThatGuy22]

Loved this snippet from Russo's gamer, referencing Nino's cold streak.



That's a Captain.

He just wanted to keep Nino on his line so that Nino got scapegoated instead of him

 

[PuckInTheNards]

Loved this snippet from Russo's gamer, referencing Nino's cold streak.



That's a Captain.

Damn... I love that quote.

 

[a79krgm]

I can never understand why some teams would slap on the C on their young (very young) superstars. On the other hand, Mikko was made to wear the C and always will be.

 

[57special]

Captain feeding future Captain a goal last night.

 

[TaLoN]

Captain feeding future Captain a goal last night.

Agree, Granlund should be the successor.

 

[57special]

Agree, Granlund should be the successor.

At some point, I think. Suter will probably be the interim C.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Would be a bit of a funny change from Koivu to Granny. I don't think I've ever seen Granny actually get angry before? The refs would probably like a change from angry Koivu .

 

[a79krgm]

Granny as captain? … maybe … I'm seeing Dumba is a strong candidate in a year or two.

 

[2Pair]

I don't see anything in Granlund that would make me think he would be a good captain. Way too quiet and timid.

 

[Mancini79]

Zucker is Captain material.

 

[TaLoN]

I don't see anything in Granlund that would make me think he would be a good captain. Way too quiet and timid.

You mean like Joe Sakic?

Granlund has already captained the Finnish National team in Koivu's absence.

Obviously he's captain material.

 

[2Pair]

You mean like Joe Sakic?

Granlund has already captained the Finnish National team in Koivu's absence.

Obviously he's captain material.

There was nothing timid or soft about Joe Sakic.

 

[TaLoN]

There was nothing timid or soft about Joe Sakic.

Then what do you see timid in Granlund? You can see how assertive he is in his game.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Nobody is in the locker room. Nobody really knows.

 

[TaLoN]

Nobody is in the locker room. Nobody really knows.

Exactly. What we see on the ice is all we know. He has a determination about his game that is obvious, and on every team he's been on outside of the Wild, they looked at him for leadership, so obviously he seems to be a clear leader by other opinions inside the locker room.

That makes him an obvious candidate.

 

[Digitalbooya]

You guys are kidding yourselves if you think Parise won’t be the next captain.

 

[2Pair]

You guys are kidding yourselves if you think Parise won’t be the next captain.

Except Parise might be the least liked guy in the locker room

 

[Digitalbooya]

Except Parise might be the least liked guy in the locker room

Is the captaincy a popularity contest?

 

[2Pair]

Is the captaincy a popularity contest?

Are you serious?

 

[Chameleon]

I don't see anything in Granlund that would make me think he would be a good captain. Way too quiet and timid.

He’s on the quiet side, but (not that we can really know) he’s probably much more open and talkative behind the scenes than he lets on in media. I think he has kinda decided to stay out of it after the attention that he got in Finland before coming to NHL. Which is probably a good thing, it lets him focus better. But I don’t see why it would be a bad thing. Best leaders lead by example, not by being the loudest one.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Except Parise might be the least liked guy in the locker room

And he might be the most.

 

[57special]

The way Koivu is playing, I don't see him retiring for 3 tears or so, as long as he doesn't get greedy. He'll be a good #2C for at least another year, if not two, then I'd take him as a #3C after that. It's not like he is blocking a slew of C prospects coming up through the organization.

 

[Wild11MN]

The way Koivu is playing, I don't see him retiring for 3 tears or so, as long as he doesn't get greedy. He'll be a good #2C for at least another year, if not two, then I'd take him as a #3C after that. It's not like he is blocking a slew of C prospects coming up through the organization.

I don't see him ever retiring then. He just doesn't seem like the type of guy that ever tears up.

 

[2Pair]

And he might be the most.

I would bet a large sum of money against that chance.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I would bet a large sum of money against that chance.

I accept your unprovable wager.