Confirmed with Link: Salvador Named Next Devils' Captain

[Lou is God]

Tom Gulitti ‏@TGfireandice

Pete DeBoer announces that Bryce Salvador has been named captain.

http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/...aptain_elias_and_kovalchuk_remain_alternates/

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[njdevil26]

I'm okay with it.

 

[onefatsurfer]

congrats, sal.

 

[New Jersey Devils]

Not surprised. I'm assuming Kovy and Elias with the As. Would have been cool to see Zajac get one though.

 

[Oroku Saki*]

Eh. Wanted Kovy. Sals a good guy though.

 

[Sgt Brylin]

Solid choice.

 

[Japam]

Congratulations to Sal.

 

[apice3*]

No problem here.

 

[Getzo5]

Expected and I`m fine with it. So will the players IMO.

Zajac will be the next one, if they don`t go with Kovy. Henrique and one of the Swedes (Jake/Lars) will get As.

 

[DEVILS ALL THE WAY*]

I'm shocked...

I mean Salvador is a warrior and all but I would've bet my life savings that Kovy was the obvious choice.

Oh well, we'll just have to redo this nonsense in the next 24 to 36 months from now.

 

[ILikeItVeryMuch*]

Solid choice

 

[New Jersey Devils]

The way I see it in the next 3-4 years:

C- Kovalchuk
A- Zajac
A- Henrique

Could possibly be switched around.

 

[CerebralGenesis]

Guess they want to pick another one in a couple years.

Fine with the pick though.

 

[Uli Hiemer]

Marty raved about his work ethic during the playoffs, and used him and Parise as examples of the leadership in the lockerroom.

Congrats! wish zajac could get an A too.

 

[devilsblood]

Guess they want to pick another one in a couple years.

Fine with the pick though.

Thinking the same.

 

[Cowbell232]

I'm more than okay with this, honestly.

 

[devilsblood]

I'm shocked...

I mean Salvador is a warrior and all but I would've bet my life savings that Kovy was the obvious choice.

Oh well, we'll just have to redo this nonsense in the next 24 to 36 months from now.

Never saw Kovy as the obvious captain.

 

[CerebralGenesis]

Better make a hockey card with Salvador and the C so I can have visual and historical evidence.

 

[void]

TGfireandice:
Elias and Kovalchuk keep the A's

https://twitter.com/tgfireandice/status/291957257548214272

 

[hockeyr5]

Hmm, very interesting.

 

[Wingman77]

Cool, I'm glad for Sal

Over coming a potentially career ending injury to later become the team captain, great stuff

Captain Sal has a good ring to it

 

[tycobb]

I don't get why they don't just give it to Kovy.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Good call imo. And I love having a defenseman as captain again.

 

[Sgt Brylin]

The way I see it in the next 3-4 years:

C- Kovalchuk
A- Zajac
A- Henrique

Could possibly be switched around.

Very possible. When Marty and Elias retires, Kovy will be face of the franchise. Having him next in line when Sal goes, and Zajac/Henrique ready to take on bigger tasks, we're looking at a solid setup for a long time.

 

[Yobbles]

Good call imo. And I love having a defenseman as captain again.

Agree 100%.

Good call on this one.