I posted about Monahan's respect for Gio in another thread and seeing as much of the discussion in this one is around Gio's leadership I thought I'd throw the same quote plus a couple more in here:
“He’s a great captain and I couldn’t be happier that he’s wearing the C while I’m on the team. He’s easy to look up to. He comes in every day and does his job with passion. I’ve been training with Gio all summer. To have your captain push you all summer to be better is important. He’s been a great role model.”
"The guy I looked up to my first year - and still do - is Gio. He's our captain, our leader for a reason. My first year I'd come home and tell my mom 'Gio's doing this' or 'Gio's doing that.' Let's just say she heard a lot about Gio.”
“To get recognized for it, it's pretty special but at the same time, that's something our organization does. A lot of guys take a lot of pride in that and it starts with Gio. Since I came in here as an 18-year-old, I've been following his lead."
Worth adding IMO that Gio being praised has no reflection on Iggy. It doesn't take long on a google search to find many a compliment thrown Jarome's way for his qualities as a leader from a wide array of former teammates.
We are lucky in that strong leadership has been a constant in our recent past and appears to be in good hands going forward.
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