Lanny for me. One can argue that he had a stellar supporting cast, but from what I remember, he did quite a lot in the community to set the example, and helped to bring up the 'kids' (Nieuwendyk, Roberts, etc) up the right way.
Torn on the next few. Pepper was definitely a very good leader. I will argue that the Flames don't win the cup without Hunter. He joined the Flames when the Flames were not only beaten on the scoreboard by the Oilers, but also on every inch of that ice out there. Hunter came in and changed that enormously, and gave the Flames the swagger that they needed first before they were able to really compete with the Oilers.
Say what you will about Iginla, I don't think you can put Giordano above him at the moment. Giordano has so far been GREAT captain. However, I just don't he can compete (yet) with Iginla's '04 captaincy. It was so rare for any single captain to have that kind of an impact on a club. Sure, some may argue he tarnished his 'captaincy' with the whole Playfair mini-saga, or the 'country club atmosphere' that permeated this club. All valid reasons for why you choose not to vote for him. However, there are just such few moments in time when a captain did what Iginla did that year.
Iginla is next for me, followed by Hunter.
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