I get that just figured they might select someone more geared to the future . Maybe Terry might be the right age / role . I don’t know much about Anaheim situation but it’s obviously too early for a guy like Zegras or Carlsson to be considerations . So maybe you’re right there weren’t a ton of viable options . Maybe Fowler ?
Fowler to me doesn’t really represent the culture/leadership pv and Cronin would look for.
I think most of our young guys havnt played with a captain so gudas makes sense as a stop gap/ teacher for the guys you listed.
Terry was prob the other candidate, if I had to gusss… but if you’re saving the captain in hopes carlsson/mctavish / zegras are the future guys…. Terry might be an awkward pick, because he has a long career ahead of him.