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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I wish I could find archived audio, but from what I recall the panel was roasting Chiarelli and the OBC, and Lou chimed in and said that a lot of this debacle has to be laid at the feet of the players. He said that the culture in the room is toxic. He did not directly implicate McDavid, but then talked about being too young and getting things handed over too quickly. That just because one is a great hockey player—perhaps even the best in the world—that does not mean he is ready to lead a team.
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Who could have predicted making a 19 year old the captain would not work out. I have a 20 year old kid (with more education and work experience than McDavid did) and I wouldn't make him captain of doing yardwork at my house.
I think back to some of the great teams I watched. No team ever anointed a guy captain without some NHL experience. And most of them didn't just go with "best player".