Bill Peters' opinions about choosing a captain are more in keeping with the philosophy of Bartleby the Scrivener, in that he would prefer not to.Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote a very famous work about giving Aho a letter.
Bill Peters' opinions about choosing a captain are more in keeping with the philosophy of Bartleby the Scrivener, in that he would prefer not to.Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote a very famous work about giving Aho a letter.
IIRC, Nick was low-key giving him shit about it, so of course you'd expect Ryan to deflect.I can’t imagine any other 18 year old with no ties to the franchise not having a hint of sarcasm when talking about it. I can’t think of a demographic it’s less “for.”
For now, I'm in the 3 A's camp.
Martinook is worth more to this franchise than simply his on ice contributions. His personality in the locker room and away from the ice sets him apart from the pack and should earn him a very long term stay in Raleigh going forward. He helps keep things loose, which is incredibly important for such a young team. I completely disagree with you, and think he more than deserves a letter, regardless of where he slots in the lineup.Great guy or not, I can't see the staff giving a 4th line guy with a 2-year contract a letter. Those guys are around to be replaced by younger and cheaper guys as your roster gets more expensive. Giving a guy like that a letter just makes that more difficult and unpopular. As much as I like Marty, I'll be a bit surprised if he is given a letter.
I guess we can do with a coach-captain, after a GM-president and a equips manager backup goalie.
I was half expecting Jack Eichel.You ain't nothing until you've served as a player, coach, and GM at the same time.
Martinook is worth more to this franchise than simply his on ice contributions. His personality in the locker room and away from the ice sets him apart from the pack and should earn him a very long term stay in Raleigh going forward. He helps keep things loose, which is incredibly important for such a young team. I completely disagree with you, and think he more than deserves a letter, regardless of where he slots in the lineup.
But again, that's not necessarily a negative if they want a short term solution to give an Aho or maybe even a Svech some time.For a long term stay, he will need a raise. This management group is not going to give a 4th line player a raise over $2M per year. Go listen to Rod and Waddell talk about Faulk, a guy that you could argue (and the Blues agreed) is worthy of a raise and is an excellent leader in the room.
He's gone.
Marty will be gone at the end of his contract...if he makes it that far.
Sure, they can do that. But that assumes they feel the need to "officially" put a C on someone. I think they go three A's as a short term before they put a C on a guy that is likely not their long term choice.But again, that's not necessarily a negative if they want a short term solution to give an Aho or maybe even a Svech some time.
A's, B's, C's.....none of it matters once you graduate.It's funny how we freak out over 2 Cs, but step ever so casually over 3 As.
I really don't like 3 As either. Name a damn captain. Empower a person to lead. If you don't, guys who might want to take command of a room in a moment might hesitate not knowing if it's supposed to be them or one of the other captains, not knowing where the boundaries line and what level of turf they have to yield to the other co-captains, be they As or Cs. You need to actually empower somebody so everybody knows whose responsibility it is to act when nobody else can step up, most of all the person themselves.It's funny how we freak out over 2 Cs, but step ever so casually over 3 As.
Can we call it collectively as The Battery?
Battery! Batt! E! Ry!
You are almost right, but Slavin will get Staal’s A and Staal will get Faulk’sSlavin will get Faulk's A. Aho C, Staal A, Slavin A _ I bet this is how they roll this year.