Confirmed with Link: O'Reilly to be named Captain

[TheDizee]

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[simon IC]

Good. I am not remotely surprised, either.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Not surprised, not upset

 

[BlueKnight]

Not surprised. Great choice

 

[Mike Liut]

Not surprised. Good for him. Well deserved. He’d be 100 point player if he had more speed, that’s how good he is.

 

[stl76]

Love it.

 

[PettersonHughes]

Canucks here, congrats to your team for having a leader and playoff warrior/ workhorse like that.

We hated seeing him hop on the ice against Petey, and no better choice than game-changers like him to lead his team.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Seemed like the obvious choice. He has the motor and the preparation habits to be a a great mentor for younger players. Still hard to believe he was run out of Buffalo.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Hi again,

I agree with you all that Ryan seems like the obvious choice, which is great as it doesn’t likely split the room in any way.

To me as an outside observer I see him as the definition of the Blues- hardworking & skilled but tough as nails. He reminds me of this old clip from the original Predator movie:

 

[BlueDream]

Canucks here, congrats to your team for having a leader and playoff warrior/ workhorse like that.

We hated seeing him hop on the ice against Petey, and no better choice than game-changers like him to lead his team.

Yeah O’Reilly was an absolute monster in that series, he was just unreal. It’s a shame others couldn’t follow his lead.

But that’s par for the course for him. He always brings it no matter what.

Love this news.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Good choice.

No let's play.

 

[dutchblues]

i dreamed last night that i would be the new captain........ when i woke up i realized that ROR would be a better choice. So i'm fine with that.

 

[Mike Liut]

i dreamed last night that i would be the new captain........ when i woke up i realized that ROR would be a better choice. So i'm fine with that.

Will you settle for the A?

 

[dutchblues]

Will you settle for the A?

That would fit me better i think. But a 59 year old between al these skilled and tough hockey players would kill me i think. I will dream on

 

[Stlblue50]

Seemed like the obvious choice. He has the motor and the preparation habits to be a a great mentor for younger players. Still hard to believe he was run out of Buffalo.

I still can’t believe we got him either. Players of his caliber, in the prime of their career, and on a long term (extremely cheap) deal are simply “untouchable”.

I wouldn’t say he was ran out of Buffalo. It was because of an honest end of year interview. Unless there was something nobody else saw. Oh and on top of it the Blues gave up next to nothing when you think of the player we got! 2 players that we replaceable and eating up cap space, our 4-5th top prospect, and a 1st n 2nd rounder!!

 

[Honeycutt]

Lets go ROR! Looking forward to seeing the new look Blues in 3 weeks!

 

[BlueOil]

he is probably the best fit for a captain, with schwartz being the only other option in my book. congrats ROR

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

That would fit me better i think. But a 59 year old between al these skilled and tough hockey players would kill me i think. I will dream on

I’ve had dreams I joined the team. I remember one where I progressed from a guy who literally doesn’t know how to skate (reality) to a 4th line plug fan favorite. I scored one goal that bounced in off my ass and the crowd went nuts. Andy Murray was the coach who gave me a chance.

 

[Brian39]

No surprise there. Tarasenko being hurt again takes out any nagging concern that he would feel slighted. Schwartz being on the last year of his deal gives a nice excuse for the Blues to say 'we didn't want to be naming another guy the C in a year. Parayko has enough on his plate becoming a #1 NHL D man and absolutely didn't need the added responsibility. He is also probably gone by the summer of 2022 unless Army is willing to make concessions he wasn't willing to make for Petro. Perron is getting old and is likely only here another 2 seasons.

Contracts and roles make this a pretty clear choice. There is a good reason not to give it to any of the long-tenured vets in the room and ROR is clearly a better player than Schenn. Faulk and Krug were clearly not considerations even though they are the new core of the blue line.

Can't wait to see our Winter Classic jerseys whenever we play Minnesota. Probably going to have to go with ROR on that one.

 

[Robb_K]

i dreamed last night that i would be the new captain........ when i woke up i realized that ROR would be a better choice. So i'm fine with that.

 

[Spear]

I’ve had dreams I joined the team. I remember one where I progressed from a guy who literally doesn’t know how to skate (reality) to a 4th line plug fan favorite. I scored one goal that bounced in off my ass and the crowd went nuts. Andy Murray was the coach who gave me a chance......

Only after you gave up your white skates.

 

[Ranksu]

No-brainer.

This also means ROR is out after his contract ends.

 

[Robb_K]

Totally expected, and the correct choice. Now, let's hope they sign a good veteran defenceman and scoring forward, and hope Binnington comes back to his rookie form, and Husso surprises in a good way.

 

[MissouriMook]

It will be interesting to see what transpires now with the As. With so many potential candidates, my guess is that they alternate home and away like they have in the past, with Schenn, Schwartz, Parayko and a wild card. I could seen any of Perron, Krug, Gunnarsson, Bozak, Clifford or Sunny getting in the rotation as a wild card until Tarasenko returns to the lineup.

 

[Mike Liut]

I’d like to give Schenn, Schwartz and Parayko ‘A’s.