Rank the Captains over the last 20 Years (Vote for #4)

[The Crypto Guy]

#1. Mark Messier (1991-1997, 2000-2004)
#2. Jaromir Jagr (2006-2008)
#3. Ryan Callahan (2011-2014)

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[Gardner McKay]

Drury. Then McDonagh. Then Leetch. Loved Leetch but a captain he was not.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Went with McD. Helped lead the team to the Finals and almost our first cup in 2 decades. Also played in the Conference Finals a year later on a broken foot...ouch, that's some serious dedication.

Drury was a great leader most of his career, unfortunately I felt he mailed it in with the Rangers for part of his tenure with us.

 

[Kaapodonna]

Drury

 

[Thordic]

Drury, McD, Leetch.

Leetch was terrible as a captain, pretty sure he'd admit it. His play declined while he wore the C. McD always seemed too quiet to be a leader - you can lead by example only so far. Of course I don't know the locker room dynamics but he never seemed super outgoing.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Drury. Then McDonagh. Then Leetch. Loved Leetch but a captain he was not.

McD just edges Leetch out, barely.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Went with McD. Helped lead the team to the Finals and almost our first cup in 2 decades. Also played in the Conference Finals a year later on a broken foot...ouch, that's some serious dedication.

Drury was a great leader most of his career, unfortunately I felt he mailed it in with the Rangers for part of his tenure with us.

Really? I think he tried very hard to put the numbers up and just couldn't repeat that last great year he had with the Sabres. I think Druy's body just failed him so rapidly when he was a Ranger there was nothing he could do to even maintain his production his first year as a Ranger, which wasn't terrible but didn't fit the type of money he was making. IN fact if you look at his stats and take away the last 2 years on the Sabres, the numbers he put up on the Rangers are in line with his carer average.

 

[Beer League Sniper]

It's a tie between Drury and McDonagh, honestly.

Hell, McDonagh learned how to be a captain from Drury.

 

[leetch99]

Kelly Kisio .

 

[bernmeister]

#1. Mark Messier (1991-1997, 2000-2004)
#2. Jaromir Jagr (2006-2008)
#3. Ryan Callahan (2011-2014)

Good thread.

I disagree w/premise of '4'.
Mess obviously = 1.
Say Cally close enough at 2, loses points tho for no graceful exit.

Jagr our 3rd best C during this period?
I dunno....

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Kelly Kisio . View attachment 103363

He was captain well over 20 years ago.

 

[leetch99]

He was captain well over 20 years ago.

10 more years of glory for the NYR...