Comments on: Who should wear the 'C'?

By: kazooDevlis

kazooDevlis — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:50:06 +0000

madden for captain! after seeing the guy play with that huge gash on his face in the last cup run we made I think he is definitely a front runner if anyone is.

By: RaGsHoCkEy88

RaGsHoCkEy88 — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 10:20:15 +0000

yea…..i watched him say it on MSG interactive…..he’ll be the captain but i also heard that tom renney is thinking of doing what jaques lamaire did….and switch the captains. whoever has watched the rangers so far, everyone has been a captain for a game…during this preseason i went to the most recent rangers isles game at the garden and the captains were lundmark, ortmeyer, and i forgot the other. in other games it was jagr strudwick and ruchinsky and so on thru out games. i think the rangers captain will be jagr, their alternates will be rucchin and kasperitus

By: cwthrash

cwthrash — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 17:45:30 +0000

Time will tell with Slater. He certainly won't be captain anytime soon. He needs to establish himself as a player in the NHL first. But I think that type of mentality doesn't fade as you transfer from college to the pros; if it's there in someone, it's there to stay.

All he does is play tough and give it his all, willing to do whatever needs to be done. Of course at this stage of his career he is going to have to learn the NHL game and prove himself. So it'll be at least a few years before you can start thinking of him as a captain, but he definitely has that in him. It's something you can't really take away from a player if he has it.

Four or five years down the road, I can see him at least being given consideration for the spot. We'll see, I guess. But I do think he is that kind of player, so do quite a few others.

By: wheresthesoda

wheresthesoda — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 11:43:14 +0000

first of and last off, you say Jagr turned down the captaincy, he f*ckin didnt, he said “he’d be honered” to wear the ‘C’.

By: CechmanekForVezina

CechmanekForVezina — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:21:23 +0000

Cause he left for the Red Wings and Norstrom has been it since then.

By: afanofthelakings

afanofthelakings — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:40:08 +0000

Why Luc Robitaille isn’t captain of the Kings ??? Stange…

By: archemedes

archemedes — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:57:33 +0000

But notice fans always want the flashy player to be captain.You want captain material you look at guys like yzerman, even when injured the players look up to him.I don’t know about Slater being captain, he’s a good guy and has leadership potential, but will he keep that mentality in the big league.I think Holik will be captain next year also

By: Damian78

Damian78 — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:29:26 +0000

From what I hear Elias is a leader but not a Captain. I think if anyone should wear the “C” it should be Madden.

By: cwthrash

cwthrash — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:48:48 +0000

No way in heaven or hell that Kovalchuk will wear the "C" for Atlanta. He's their best scorer, that's it. Your captain should be your best leader, not your best player (unless the two happen to be the same). But that's certainly not the case here. A good candidate for future captain is Jim Slater, once he gets a few years under his belt.

Mellanby will be good for this year, that's about it. Unless he finds a fountain of youth, this year should be it for him. Besides, it's the curse of the captain in Atlanta; short stints, get traded or not re-signed (in Mellanby's case, one year then retirement). Holik will likely take over the "C" afterwards.

By: heyspearsy

heyspearsy — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:50:05 +0000

Glad to hear about Mellanby. Atlanta is my ‘team to watch’this year. I think Hossa will explode under Bob Hartley.