WantonAbandon
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- Oct 16, 2011
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Thanks. Good podcast. Based on Joe's comment and Larry's quote:
I just don't see how Joe could earn the C after camp. Larry makes it sound like Joe has to really alter his personality. That's a tall order.
Yeah, yeah Thornton is big and loud with an overpowering personality. As another blogger humorously joked: By stripping Joe Thornton of a letter on his jersey his team mates won't have to talk to or even look at that loser...
Well by Larry Robinson's own argument, the captaincy should be given back to Marleau. He probably isn't intimidating except for his overwhelming awesomeness. Although, perhaps Marleau gives out a devastating disapproving stare and head shake, like this:
I still maintain that this all means almost nothing. The locker room dynamic will fall organically regardless of who has a letter on their jersey. The letter thing is the organizations feeble attempt at best or a superficial attempt at worst to influence locker room politics. Personally I think the NHL should do away with the practice, and that it has only remained due to tradition.