Confirmed with Link: Nick Suzuki: the 31st captain of history Montreal Canadiens !!

[HostileCapSpace]

Name the captain and spark outrage all on the first day, good job Chantal...

I laughed when people were saying she would be different. PR people are PR people - brand first all the time. Nothing else matters. Just spend your money and shut up.

 

[aresknights]

I like it. Good kid.
Saw alot of him in minor midget n the OHL. Always stood up and stood out in big games.
But it is mostly a symbolic gesture (and a great honour) but the players in the room know who the leaders are on any team regardless of who gets a letter.
I think he will do a great job.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[BJCOLLINS]

I like it. Suzuki is even tempered & level headed. His disposition allows others around him to loose their composure and become heated & overtly intense......which I believe is necessary on a winning team.

I really feel he’s going to a special player for us in the next couple of years.
Cheers

 

[Adam Michaels]

Antichambre started their new season tonight. And Suzuki will be their guest.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...classy move by Danault...

 

[salbutera]

From The Athletic today:

What was one thing Shea Weber told you about being captain here that stood out the most?

“He told me to be myself,” Suzuki responded. “You already have the respect of everyone in the room, so you don’t need to change who you are just because you have a ‘C’ on your jersey.”

That sounded to us like quite the compliment, but Suzuki kind of shrugged it off.

“We had talked about it before,” he said.

As it turns out, not long after the Canadiens were eliminated in the Stanley Cup Final by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2021, Weber and Suzuki had a conversation. It wasn’t clear exactly when, but what’s clear in retrospect is that Weber knew at the time of that conversation that his career was likely over. So this conversation meant something.

“He told me then that I would be the next captain of the Montreal Canadiens,” Suzuki said.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

From The Athletic today:

Weber is the best, it is a crime that he never won a Cup in his career

 

[Kriss E]

I wholeheartedly disagree. Players raved about Weber as their leader. Same with Price. No a surprise the team collapse once they were gone and under Ducharme.

Meh...Players were also pretty unanimous in saying fighting plays an important role in the game, which we all know to be false.
Weber has a reputation...I think it was overblown. Nothing really happened where he proved it to be more than that. Even during our Covid run, he just scored once in the POs. Before you tell me that he's a Dman, Markov has been constantly knocked down here because of his production in the POs.

Unlike Weber, Price already won all the individual trophies outside the Conn Smythe. He also had insane winning stats despite low goal-scoring. His reputation was warranted. Not the same for Weber.

I agree. Always felt like Weber just was even though it didn’t make much sense.

I’m not a super fan of this move although I think from a player attribute Nick checks all the boxes, but I would have rather have him another year of development without the distractions. I still think Eddy is the move with the least downside and that’s who I would have gone with here.

I think the fact we are in a position where very little is expected of this Habs team at least for another season, is good. It removes that pressure.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Proves the adage "if you're good enough, you're old enough".

Mr Clutch everywhere he's played and, importantly, presents a clean-cut image. I think he'll be a solid on-ice C and a great ambassador for the club.

Ouf... there's still the ultimate test of time for a habs captain, will he learn and speak French?

I hated the media for hounding Koivu with this.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I've only known Koivu, Gionta, MaxPac and Weber as Captain,

and I'll say Suzuki is already my favorite. Very happy for the kid. The future looks bright!

Koivu was a great and unlucky captain, like Price was an unlucky HOF. They don't manage or build the teams they were on.

 

[AmeriHab]

Can see him being the first C respected by the majority of the fan base since Koivu.

Gio was meh, Patch was a weird time, Weber wasn't homegrown and short tenure stopgap.

 

[CalgarySnow]

Happy with the choice for going forwarded, disappointed for Gally but he never has the respect if the refs so the right move. Disappointed today all the talk is he has to speak French. Not a Francophone so not sure how important that is, do have francophone friends who couldn’t give a shit if he speaks French or not.

 

[sampollock]

Newly named captain of the Montreal Canadiens, Nick Suzuki is already having to deal with the words of the Premier of Quebec, François Legault. The latter indicated that, in his opinion, the captain of the Habs should imperatively speak French. Asked about the subject, the young 23-year-old striker did not seem worried in the least and he even took the opportunity, by the band, to make a promise to the supporters of the team!


What a stupid comment.
No wonder guys get choked

 

[Scriptor]

Ouf... there's still the ultimate test of time for a habs captain, will he learn and speak French?

I hated the media for hounding Koivu with this.

The worst part is that Koivu allegedly could speak French. His wife spoke French and he had learnt it, speaking it with her, but opted not to do so publicly, I believe for fear that it might be imperfect and misinterpreted/misrepresented by the vulture media.

Koivu was not perfect, unlike some that seem to put him on a pedestal.

Koivu was a great and unlucky captain, like Price was an unlucky HOF. They don't manage or build the teams they were on.

IMO, Koivu was not a great Captain at all. He helped fuel the clique years and unity within the dressing room was tenuous at best while he was Captain.

 

[Belial]

 

[SOLR]

Newly named captain of the Montreal Canadiens, Nick Suzuki is already having to deal with the words of the Premier of Quebec, François Legault. The latter indicated that, in his opinion, the captain of the Habs should imperatively speak French. Asked about the subject, the young 23-year-old striker did not seem worried in the least and he even took the opportunity, by the band, to make a promise to the supporters of the team!


What a stupid comment.
No wonder guys get choked

The reply to this was so easy. "I'll learn French, I think Mr. Legault should learn proper English so that he can better create wealth in the province"

 

[Justsayin]

The reply to this was so easy. "I'll learn French, I think Mr. Legault should learn proper English so that he can better create wealth in the province"

Or maybe it's a bad idea to start a war about the french language the minute he becomes captain of the Canadiens? I thought his response was perfect.

 

[SOLR]

Or maybe it's a bad idea to start a war about the french language the minute he becomes captain of the Canadiens? I thought his response was perfect.

Ain't the 1970s. Cheeky works with Legault.

I wonder why Weber was never asked to speak French that much... everybody was scared of him. Suzuki needs to build that personae that he'll be the MAN.

 

[Justsayin]

Ain't the 1970s. Cheeky works with Legault.

I don't disagree. But why alienate anyone by starting a fight? Let Legault make himself look stupid for criticizing S when he doesn't have a clue.

 

[SOLR]

I don't disagree. But why alienate anyone by starting a fight? Let Legault make himself look stupid for criticizing S when he doesn't have a clue.

When Legault says things like this he does not make himself look stupid, he's talking to his base. Then if it sees it's working and there is no opposition, it can become a habit. Just a bit of cheeky opposition can change all that "get off my lawn Legault".

 

[Belial]

Ain't the 1970s. Cheeky works with Legault.

I wonder why Weber was never asked to speak French that much... everybody was scared of him. Suzuki needs to build that personae that he'll be the MAN.

Suzuki one day will just come to the microphones and say "Aujourd'hui je suis pret a prendre des questions en francais!"

Do it Nick! I want to witness the meltdown...

 

[Justsayin]

When Legault says things like this he does not make himself look stupid, he's talking to his base. Then if it sees it's working and there is no opposition, it can become a habit. Just a bit of cheeky opposition can change all that "get off my lawn Legault".

But he's heard by not just Legault. Personally, I like the captain of my favourite hockey team (Habs) to be able to speak english because that's what I speak. It's hardly surprising that french people in Quebec would like the captain of their favourite team to speak french. To tell Legault to f-off when Legault says he wants S to be able to speak french is also telling a lot of french-speaking fans to f-off at the same time.
S said the right thing IMO.

 

[SOLR]

But he's heard by not just Legault. Personally, I like the captain of my favourite hockey team (Habs) to be able to speak english because that's what I speak. It's hardly surprising that french people in Quebec would like the captain of their favourite team to speak french. To tell Legault to f-off when Legault says he wants S to be able to speak french is also telling a lot of french-speaking fans to f-off at the same time.
S said the right thing IMO.

My reply was not a f*** off. It was an "I'll learn it, and I expose your double standard for everyone else to see."

 

[WeThreeKings]

But he's heard by not just Legault. Personally, I like the captain of my favourite hockey team (Habs) to be able to speak english because that's what I speak. It's hardly surprising that french people in Quebec would like the captain of their favourite team to speak french. To tell Legault to f-off when Legault says he wants S to be able to speak french is also telling a lot of french-speaking fans to f-off at the same time.
S said the right thing IMO.

I could care less if none of the players or the org spoke in English. It gets translated and I get the information I need.