Next Flyers Captain

[OzFlyers]

An interesting thread idea on the main board about who is next in line to be your teams captain.
Who takes over from Claude? I would imagine it would be someone not yet in the lineup. Proverov, Konecny, Sanheim, someone traded for?? Who do you think?

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[Juicy Pop]

Couturier or Ghost could be worthy in the near future [~2-3 years], but it's Giroux's patch until he is no longer with the team.

It's near impossible to say without knowing what goes on in the locker room, though.

 

[tade]

Giroux is going to be captain only for 3 more years? Nobody is going to take it away from Giroux at least until his contract expires if nothing major happens. That being said, I have really no idea, maybe Provorov, maybe Konecny, maybe Morin.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Giroux is going to be captain only for 3 more years? Nobody is going to take it away from Giroux at least until his contract expires if nothing major happens. That being said, I have really no idea, maybe Provorov, maybe Konecny, maybe Morin.

I just meant that they might be worthy candidates within that time span if something unthinkable were to happen to Giroux. Barring something catastrophic, it's his patch until he retires.

 

[dats81]

Nobody strips captaincy from Giroux. As long as he plays hockey in an orange sweater he will wear the C.

Difficult to tell how the roster will look like or who would be worthy in 5-10 years.

 

[OzFlyers]

Nobody strips captaincy from Giroux. As long as he plays hockey in an orange sweater he will wear the C.

Difficult to tell how the roster will look like or who would be worthy in 5-10 years.

Agreed, he is a leader. Not talking about stripping leadership from him. But as he took over from Richards who takes over from him when the time comes??

 

[PALE PWNR]

Giroux

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

Xavier Parent

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Probably Nick Luuko

 

[FLYguy3911]

I'd predict Gostisbehere would be next in line, but I don't anticipate that being any time soon.

 

[Gsus]

Giroux obviously wears it as long as he plays for this team, but after that:

Don't get me wrong but I don't see Ghost as a captain like some of you do. I think what captains usually have in common is their known ability to succeed (be great) in both sides of the rink and being some kind of motivating voice off-the ice. I could be wrong but this is just my opinion.

Couturier could be the thing in the future. Or Konecny, he's known for his great leadership I think. Or Provorov, or Morin. Ghost could be one, never know.

We'll see in the future.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Obviously Giroux will have it for quite a while, but I could easily see Morin ending up with an A eventually. To a man, the org seems to have nothing but heaping praise for his attitude.

 

[ponder719]

Perhaps the easier way to answer this question is "Who gets the second A after Streit moves on?"

My inclination would be to choose a C from the current As, and then move someone up, rather than name a C who didn't have a letter, so if the unthinkable happened to Claude before this year, the C would probably go to Simmonds.

Longer term, I think Couturier gets the second A when Streit moves on, unless they want a defenseman to have an A. If that's the case, it's probably Del Zotto if it happens soon, and perhaps Provorov or Morin if it's further down the line.

Our next C is probably either Couturier or a player not currently on the NHL roster. Given the hopefully long timeline for that, I'm going off the board and saying Rubtsov.

 

[Striiker]

Perhaps the easier way to answer this question is "Who gets the second A after Streit moves on?"

My inclination would be to choose a C from the current As, and then move someone up, rather than name a C who didn't have a letter, so if the unthinkable happened to Claude before this year, the C would probably go to Simmonds.

Longer term, I think Couturier gets the second A when Streit moves on, unless they want a defenseman to have an A. If that's the case, it's probably Del Zotto if it happens soon, and perhaps Provorov or Morin if it's further down the line.

Our next C is probably either Couturier or a player not currently on the NHL roster. Given the hopefully long timeline for that, I'm going off the board and saying Rubtsov.

When Striet's gone the A will likely go to Voracek.

Pretty sure he's worn it before whenever there's been injuries.

Can't imagine Couts wearing an A. Love him as a player but doesn't seem like the leadership type to me.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Ghost and Konecny are probably the leading candidates for future captain, but most likely that will be a ways down the line.

 

[Hiesenberg]

I'd go Simmonds or Voracek as next in line should something happen.

 

[RinaldoZac]

If Giroux got traded today, Wayne Simmonds would be my captain. Can't speak for the future.

 

[Chinatown88]

Sean Couturier in 2022
Joe Veleno in 2028

 

[Newest sens fan]

I agree if it was today, for sure Simmonds. Future I'd go with Ghost at the moment, he shows intensity and frustration much like G does. Thats my preference in captains though, the fiesty ones rather than calm ones.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Claude Giroux until 2027, Sean Couturier until 2054. Claude Giroux Jr until 2057.

 

[Flyotes]

I like this headspace you're in, Beef.

 

[WastedTalent]

Claude Giroux until 2027, Sean Couturier until 2054. Claude Giroux Jr until 2057.

 

[CodyTheHuman]

When Striet's gone the A will likely go to Voracek.

Pretty sure he's worn it before whenever there's been injuries.

Can't imagine Couts wearing an A. Love him as a player but doesn't seem like the leadership type to me.

That would give 3 forwards all of the letters, with two likely on the same line. I think they choose a defenseman to balance it out.

 

[tymed]

Bobby Ryan or Shea Weber.... Also wouldn't count Michael Parks out of the conversation.

 

[OzFlyers]

Wasn't Laughton captain of Team Canada?