I didn't say Stevens was a dyed-in-the-wool Devil when he became the captain, but it was later proven to be a good call - he spent a dozen years here, won three cups here, had his number retired here, and he's still here.
Since Stevens in '92, every captain we've had has had a solid claim to having their number retired. Sal won't. He wasn't even an alternate last year. It's stupid. Say what you want about Zach being a traitor, but he was in the organization for a decade and came up through our system. Home grown. Great player. Had already been an alternate. We made it to the finals. It was a good choice.