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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I'm not sure. How many teams have had greasy guys as captains? I always assumed Monahan would be Gio's successor but it's years away and a lot can change.
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I dunno about "agitators", per say, but I believe physical, lay-your-body-on-the-line guys like Jarome Iginla, Ryan Getzlaf, Zdeno Chara, Dustin Brown, Mark Messier, Doug Gilmour, Alex Ovechkin, and our own Giordano make some of the best captains. Even guys like Toews and Crosby play with such a high compete level that it's infectious. Yes, you have Joe Sakic type captains too. And yes, a letter doesn't make a leader. But I prefer if someone in this vein wears the C. I've always felt Sam Bennett is captain material for this reason. I would be pretty wary of putting the C on Monahan's Jersey because while he's talented, and I'm sure a great leader in the room, I'm not sure his on-ice play can spark a team the same way.