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Speculation: Who should be the Captain
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I’d say Miles Wood but he might try to eat the C on the jersey.
Cousin Eddie
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Ummm, I thought everyone on this board was in unanimous agreement that it has to be Byram, such a cool dude with an awesome flow yo
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Landy is no captain at this point and hasn't been for years. A captain plays for the team and is available.
I wonder who is the guy in the locker room, probably Nate.
I wonder who is the guy in the locker room, probably Nate.
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I volunteer myself, if I can sit on the bench for the games and yell at Georgie. If that is not an option, I choose Cale.
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I could see Makar following in Hughes' footsteps and becoming a captain.
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I've never understood the notion of captain = best player. Landy is an amazing captain because he has first line talent, but all the other intangibles as well.
As strange as this sounds, I would pick LOC if he receives 3rd line minimum usage. He's the best PKer on the team. He loves to throw fists if an opponent takes a run at our team. He is recognized by all for hard work, determination and commitment. He leads the team in hits/60. He has the street cred to call out a teammate for slacking off.
None of this is meant to detract from the value of Mac or Makar. But why does a C or A on a jersey demand an elite player?
As strange as this sounds, I would pick LOC if he receives 3rd line minimum usage. He's the best PKer on the team. He loves to throw fists if an opponent takes a run at our team. He is recognized by all for hard work, determination and commitment. He leads the team in hits/60. He has the street cred to call out a teammate for slacking off.
None of this is meant to detract from the value of Mac or Makar. But why does a C or A on a jersey demand an elite player?
expatriatedtexan
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Dave Andreychuk was bouncing between the 3rd and 4th lines as C of that first Tampa Bay Cup team.
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We shouldn't discount retired players either. Imagine how loose the guys will be if JML is captain and sets up the wine cave in the locker room.
He was the perfect choice, and there's stories as to why he was chosen.
Usually getting a scrub for your captain is a bad idea (Kelly Buchberger in Edmonton, Dave Lowry in Calgary, Derek MacKenzie in Florida, and so on) but really it's the guy everyone listens to.
Doesn't have to be the best player, but it also shouldn't be a guy playing 5-8 minutes a night (Old Fart Mess in his final stint in NY, in which he never went to practice).
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Okay, you didn't actually have to convince me.
I acknowledge Dave was an outlier and as you said there were... circumstances.Now, for the love of all that is holy, go convince Matt Hendricks and Team USA.
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I get Makar is the talent but I think the captain needs a bit less lady-byng in them. If he planted McCann on purpose I’d be all-in. Need a little more edge. Maybe we get Fleury in for goal and see if he’ll take it a while.
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We all know Bednar would go and name Georgiev his next captain and then just continue to run with 3 As.
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How do you know so much about the Rangers and their history? You kind of sometimes sound like a former Rangers fan.
It's Landy until he retires. End of story.
They were my second-favorite team for a long time. My favorite all-time line remains Straka-Nylander-Jagr. Such a shame they completely threw that promising year in the trash and went right back to their same bullshit. I finally gave up on them with this latest “rebuild” that they’ve almost completely screwed up now.
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This sounds like a fun summer thing for us all to do. Discuss our favorite lines, then maybe have a series of polls to see whose is considered the best by our group of fans.
Could do either favorite Avalanche line or favoriate all time line like you did. I would suggest we eliminate international tournaments or have a special contest for those.
Landeskog I think was/is the perfect team player and he grew up in that captain role very well and to me was one of the best captains when he played.
Rantanen is the most similar to Landy as a team first kinda guy yet he's an all star level point producer in the same package.
Mackinnon is like a raging rebel unicorn
hes like fire mentality could become sort of like Roy was when he coached the avs, if Mack is given the C. Or then he learns to adapt his ups and downs with his passion and learn to be like Landy somewhat. A phenomenal solo skill who can elevate his own game when it matters and make teammates around also better.
That said, I think Makar thinks there's already many older veteran players who could/are leading in the locker room and vocally Mack, Rants, Toews. If given the captaincy to Makar, I think he would excel and be more vocal and more active in the locker room and it could perhaps even elevate his game on the ice aswell if thats even possible the way he's playing.
3 options to choose from and every single one of them is a great pick
Rantanen is the most similar to Landy as a team first kinda guy yet he's an all star level point producer in the same package.
Mackinnon is like a raging rebel unicorn
hes like fire mentality could become sort of like Roy was when he coached the avs, if Mack is given the C. Or then he learns to adapt his ups and downs with his passion and learn to be like Landy somewhat. A phenomenal solo skill who can elevate his own game when it matters and make teammates around also better. That said, I think Makar thinks there's already many older veteran players who could/are leading in the locker room and vocally Mack, Rants, Toews. If given the captaincy to Makar, I think he would excel and be more vocal and more active in the locker room and it could perhaps even elevate his game on the ice aswell if thats even possible the way he's playing.
3 options to choose from and every single one of them is a great pick
