Gerbe, Malhotra, Sekera
Give any one of them the C and the other two an A
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Gerbe, Malhotra, Sekera
Give any one of them the C and the other two an A
Joe McGrath
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I hear that having a role player as the captain is an extremely effective tactic. Oh what's that? It absolutely isn't? Never mind.
Of the 14 teams that made the playoffs this year who currently have a captain, 3 of them have captains that aren't their best or 2nd best player. And the worst one of those players is Brian Gionta, a guy who once scored 50 goals. Slightly different breed than Nathan Gerbe. This board has this vision of what a captain should be that just isn't grounded in any sort of reality. I suppose we are spoiled by the pre-Staal history of Canes captains.
This isn't a defense of Staal's leadership abilities, they don't appear to be very good.
Of the 14 teams that made the playoffs this year who currently have a captain, 3 of them have captains that aren't their best or 2nd best player. And the worst one of those players is Brian Gionta, a guy who once scored 50 goals. Slightly different breed than Nathan Gerbe. This board has this vision of what a captain should be that just isn't grounded in any sort of reality. I suppose we are spoiled by the pre-Staal history of Canes captains.
This isn't a defense of Staal's leadership abilities, they don't appear to be very good.
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Problem is, you can't see or hear the cheering since he can't see over the boards.
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rocky7
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not that it's likely to happen anyhow, but removing the C from Staal really does nothing. if he isn't already aware of how people feel then, well....it will be interesting to see how the relationship between him and Francis plays out though. I don't foresee much change tbh.
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JL was a fourth liner at the time but it was a guy who had captained a top tier NHL team, won two cups in two different places, played in the top 6 most of his career, and had almost 100 playoff points. Totally different scope of a player.
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Guess who was added to the Team Canada WC roster?
http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/roster/show/1160884?subseason=153007
http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/roster/show/1160884?subseason=153007
Joe McGrath
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Guess who was added to the Team Canada WC roster?
http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/roster/show/1160884?subseason=153007
At least they aren't so bad this year that they had to invite Jay Harrison?
rocky7
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so Jagr resigns with the Devils for btw $5-6 million depending on bonuses for another year. good for him.
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Even though 42 year old Jagr nearly outscored 20 year old Jagr, it's hard to say he'll be worth it again. But it's fun to see how long he'll last and watch him climb the all-time scoring lists.
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I can't help but respect what the guy is doing. Now I know there are plenty of guys training just as hard, but the work he puts in at his age (obviously he needs to) is pretty admirable. I'd love to see him have another year like he just did.
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No question. He's so full of himself, but he's never painted himself in any other light, and he gets the job done on the ice. Just imagine his scoring totals if he didn't suffer through multiple lockouts and several years in Russia.
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Manny named a finalist for the Masterton, along with Jagr and Dominic Moore.
http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=717282
http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=717282
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A guy who was told he may never be able to play hockey again a la Doug Dorsey, an old man, and a guy that lost his wife. I'm not trying to downplay Moore's loss, but in terms of what that award represents, it seems like no contest for Manny.
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Actually, I think this year is one of the rare years where all three meet what the award is supposed to represent.
Jagr's got the perseverance down flat, having played for as long as he has, with seemingly very little drop off in play. Guys like Whitney and Selanne could also have been nominated, but...
Moore's story is more than just a dead wife. The guy took a year off from hockey to grieve and still returned arguably as good as ever.
And Malhotra, we all know the story.
rocky7
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although I like Jagr and respect his commitment I don't see the award there. Moore and Manny is a tough choice and both are very worthy of the award. I have to lean with Moore though, just slightly more deserving if I had to choose.
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I think Manny is the very definition of this award and I hope he wins, but I think Moore will take it and that's fine. It is impressive that Jagr has played so long, stayed in such great shape, and had very little decline in production, but I don't think he's in the same class as Moore and Manny for the Masterton. I'd make those two co-winners if I could.
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They are all three very deserving in obviously very different ways. I think I would give it to Manny because I'm biased and because of the way he worked his tail off with a tryout contract in the AHL to get back to where he wanted to be. Can't say I'd be upset with any of them winning it though.
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