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Originally Posted by Eric Vail
Risebrough was a great player and leader. Too bad too many young fans here don't remember those days.
Nieuwendyk bailed on the team when he had a valid contract like Yashin did in Ottawa. He doesn't deserve any accolades from the Flames or their fans.
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Yeah IMO Nieuwendyk drops a bit because he essentially quit on the team.
I was looking at the longevity of the captains after Nieuwendyk left there was a new captain every other year until Iggy. Without doing a lot of digging, Gio is probably around 7th on list for time as the captain. So even though he is just stepping into his 3rd season he has already past the majority of the players on the list.