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Originally Posted by cubistcastle
Yeah let's take the C away from the franchise player who has stuck with this team for his entire career and is one of the most respected players in the NHL. Let's just blatantly insult him - that should fix it. Disgusting.
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Insult him? Marleau had his C ripped off of him and he turned his career around. Did he have a fit about how insulted he was? No. Marleau was and is San Jose's franchise player. Iginla is the leader, he needs to lead by example and right now, this moment in time, he isn't. Suggest some other "disgusting" idea to fix the issue.
I said pull it off him for awhile, light a major fire under his ass and see where it goes. He needs to lead the team to the playoffs, not be part of the supporting cast. That's the captains job, no? I'm not questioning his leadership, he's one of the best leaders ever, but he needs to PLAY the way he earned the C more often than not. He needs to be our best player on the ice.
The idea of taking the C off him is meant to be motivation, to take some pressure off him, not spit in his face.
Side note, I wasn't suggesting we just turn around and give Cammalleri the C, I was simply saying out of everyone on this roster, he deserves it the most other than Iginla.