Next Rangers Captain

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[True Blue]

Voted Kreider as I could not find the place for Kelly Kisio

 

[Leonardo87]

It’s a tough choice between Kreider and Mika. But went with Kreider since he signed an extension and has those leadership qualities and was drafted by NY.

 

[nyr2k2]

Zibs. Kreider and Trouba are your long-term A's.

Panarin, and then maybe a Fox or Lindgren depending on how they step up.

Fast would remain an A is he re-signs.

 

[Machinehead]

There's two choices here:

1) Zibanejad

2) You're wrong

 

[Machinehead]

Also I would go with Kreider and Fast as A's and that's it. You don't need five f***ing captains.

 

[Leonardo87]

Also I would go with Kreider and Fast as A's and that's it. You don't need five f***ing captains.

Could make Staal a captain and then trade him to Tampa, just sayin.

 

[cwede]

i love Zib, but i don't see need or benefit to making him C
Smells just like the McD ascension, which undermined his arc as league top-10 at his position

let Kreider carry the C while Zib and Bread carry the O

sometimes your best player should be your C, but not always
Nevin, Dave, Kisio, Calley weren't team top 5 talents, but were good C's for those teams

Kreider as C will remind of Beck,
a core piece of the team's identity and of their best play,
while not exactly their best player

 

[JT Kreider]

No captain. That C has been a curse since Messier left for Vancouver -- change my mind

 

[and 99 others]

Deangelo on the list is equivalent to bernmeister saying Boo Nieves is the future 1C

 

[Machinehead]

Could make Staal a captain and then trade him to Tampa, just sayin.

I like where you're going with this.

 

[Krams]

i love Zib, but i don't see need or benefit to making him C
Smells just like the McD ascension, which undermined his arc as league top-10 at his position

let Kreider carry the C while Zib and Bread carry the O

sometimes your best player should be your C, but not always
Nevin, Dave, Kisio, Calley weren't team top 5 talents, but were good C's for those teams

Kreider as C will remind of Beck,
a core piece of the team's identity and of their best play,
while not exactly their best player

I originally voted Mika but I think you are right. Give it to the guy who's been with the team since 2012 and just signed a long term extension. He's a tenured veteran, loved by his teammates (got to see this first hand when I attended a practice this season) and is likely best suited to handle the pressures that come along with the C.

Mika has only just broken out as a bonafide #1 center the past season and a half. Why add any additional pressure and mess with that? As you pointed out, it was given too soon to McDonagh and while you can't prove the captaincy was the direct cause, it certainly correlated with him plateauing/taking a step back.

 

[Thirty One]

Has DeAngelo worn an A in a split squad preseason game?

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

We're probably due for another Messier reunion....

 

[Larrybiv]

Deangelo on the list is equivalent to bernmeister saying Boo Nieves is the future 1C

Love me some Tony, but at least 5 others before him. Maybe that "choice" was to make me laugh. Mission accomplished.

 

[True Blue]

Deangelo on the list is equivalent to bernmeister saying Boo Nieves is the future 1C

Well, there are the synergies

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Could make Staal a captain and then trade him to Tampa, just sayin.

This is the cheat code we have all been waiting for.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Tony C

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Kreider is the natural choice. He’s locked up long term, a long-tenured Ranger and an obvious leader on this team.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

If Tony ever becomes captain I’ll print this post out and eat it

Laughed out loud seeing that

 

[NYSPORTS]

Now that Kreider is signed long term i’d say he’s the guy.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Part of being a captain is setting an example every night.

Kreider doesn’t show up half the time - to me that’s a massive red flag. Your team’s identity starts with your captain. What type of example does that set? He’s a complete head case (not in the Deangelo way of course).

I haven’t seen captain material on this team since McDonagh left (and who even knows if he was a good captain). I think we were hoping Andersson was that guy unfortunately.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

I’d be copacetic with Kreider, Zbad, or Trouba.

 

[aufheben]

Zibanejad steps up huge and does basically everything on the ice.

 

[Irishguy42]

Fast or McKegg. No substitutes.


(Mika or Kreids)