Who should be the next Coyotes captain?

[Matias Maccete]

It's hard to say from the outside, but I think Domi would be a better captain than OEL. I also think he's too young now. It would've been a nice show of support for your long time captain, and more importantly an opportunity to give Domi another year to mature, to go with 3 A's this year. Next year barring any Domi speed bumps or OEL stepping up big time leadership wise you hand it off to max. I think OEL will be at least an OK captain though.

 

[SpaceCoyote]

From Domi's exit interview:

"If [Shane Doan] doesn't come back, can you fill that? Are you comfortable taking on that [leadership] role?"

"I think there we've got lots of guys that can step in... We've got all kinds of leaders on this team" - Domi

Doesn't really strike me as someone who is interested to take on the C, just because he is known to drop the gloves on the ice does not make him a shoe in for this position.

 

[PhoPhan]

If the C has any effect on convincing OEL to re-sign long term, give it to him. If it doesn't, it probably doesn't have any real value anyway, so give it to the current longest tenured Coyote, which is also OEL.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

From Domi's exit interview:


Doesn't really strike me as someone who is interested to take on the C, just because he is known to drop the gloves on the ice does not make him a shoe in for this position.

He's not wrong. If you look at the kid players we have, most of them have been captains on their junior teams. Crouse in particular, IIRC, is known for his leadership as much as his skill.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I don't see a 2nd year player getting the C. OEL most likely will wear the C. I doubt that it will be Reider because he is such a PIA to management during contract negotiations. Maybe Vrbata if he returns.

 

[BAdvocate]

Acquire Kyle Turris
Put his name on jersey 19
Done

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Acquire Kyle Turris
Put his name on jersey 19
Done

The troll is strong in this one!

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

Acquire Kyle Turris
Put his name on jersey 19
Done

Well look who finally showed back up.

About what you said in a previous post.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=90204309&highlight=#post90204309

Wow, tippett is going to be serving up a bunch of crow to coyote fans this year.

This amount of whining makes us a lock for a playoff spot.

193-126-57.

More like the Coyotes finished 2nd worst in the NHL. Looks like you got served the crow instead.

 

[WrinkledPossum]

Wow gra can sure hold a grudge

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Wow gra can sure hold a grudge

come on, you mean you don't hang around internet forums for 2 1/2 years waiting for a chance to tell someone they were wrong?

 

[RABBIT]

Holy **** gra...very Michael Scott of you.

 

[YotesFan47]

Well look who finally showed back up.

About what you said in a previous post.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=90204309&highlight=#post90204309



More like the Coyotes finished 2nd worst in the NHL. Looks like you got served the crow instead.

This is just about the funniest thing I have seen on this forum, I can't believe you would remember that.

 

[Plub]

Well look who finally showed back up.

About what you said in a previous post.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=90204309&highlight=#post90204309



More like the Coyotes finished 2nd worst in the NHL. Looks like you got served the crow instead.

Best post you've ever made. I have noticed a few others like him have become increasingly quiet as well.

 

[_Del_]

From AP's thread:

We talked about complacency and not wanting it bad enough last year, but we're stonewalling the guys trying to show how bad they want it in favour of the guys who didn't show up to compete the last half of the season last year or the preseason this year.*

I want to believe they get it, but when they say and do things like this, I think we're headed for a cliff.

Right before we had our 56 point season...

The disappointing thing is when a schmuck like me can see what a dysfunctional mess this Org is, but the people up top are allowed to keep driving toward the cliff.

Help us, Andy! Even if it's our swan song, the franchise has to be worth more as an asset without Tippett attached to it with a multi-year anchor. Help!

 

[Sinurgy]

haha like gamblers ya'll never talk about your losses.

 

[Coyotes2000]

Wow gra can sure hold a grudge

The guy probably has a spreadsheet on all of us.. Creepy if anything

 

[WrinkledPossum]

So, OEL-C Domi-A Stepan-A.

 

[Mosby]

I like Stepan with an "A". I mean part of the reason we brought him here was leadership.

 

[moosemeister]

I like Stepan with an "A". I mean part of the reason we brought him here was leadership.

I'd be okay with it being OEL, Goligoski and Stepan too. Wouldn't be mad either way with Goose and Domi.

 

[TheLegend]

come on, you mean you don't hang around internet forums for 2 1/2 years waiting for a chance to tell someone they were wrong?

Hell there have been plenty waiting around for what...... nine years??

 

[DesertDawg]

I voted for no captain as of now. Let a leader emerge during the season.

 

[FinnishCoyote]

OEL C
Domi A
Stepan or Hammer A, more likely Stepan

 

[rt]

They'll probably go with 4 As (two home and two away)

OEL - C
Stepan, Hjalmarsson (Home As)
Domi, Goligoski (Road As)

 

[Lilhoody]

They'll probably go with 4 As (two home and two away)

OEL - C
Stepan, Hjalmarsson (Home As)
Domi, Goligoski (Road As)

Forgive my ignorance...how does this work and why would it be necessary?

 

[Summer Rose]

Forgive my ignorance...how does this work and why would it be necessary?

From a technical/rules standpoint team captaincy is a symbolic role in hockey. According to the rules, on the ice the privileges of the captain are that he may discuss matters of rule interpretation with the officials. In theory, when an official makes a ruling, the captain receives the explanation with the official in the official's crease in front of the scorekeeper and then relays the explanation to the coaches on the bench. (In practice the coach usually screams his head off as the official skates by or across the ice and the official tells the coach to go to hell.) An alternate captain has pretty much all the same privileges as the captain and for rules purposes there's almost no difference (there are a few but they're very pedantic and I'll spare you the minute details).

Also in theory the designated captain and two alternate captains do not have to be the same from game to game. In practice they often are and in practice the designation of a captain and alternate captains is symbolic within the organization. Also in practice, while there's still extensive verbage in the rulebook about captains and alternates, they're largely out the window in practice because hockey as a sport has bred a culture where screaming at the ref is acceptable and they don't care about the formal rules in place either (and you generally have to go extremely over the top for the ref to even consider calling you for unsportsmanlike conduct; you'll probably get away with it anyway too).