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Originally Posted by Textcritic
The players respect him and he is a terrific team ambassador. That is honestly the best measure of what makes a great NHL team captain.
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This is such a Flames answer.
Enough with the acceptance of mediocracy with this franchise.
I don't think people would be consider Mark Messier as one of the best captains in league history if his teams didn't have lots of playoff success and cups. You know, winning at times that it actually matters.
Mark Giordano tenure as the Flames captain has amounted to one playoff series. Whoopdie frickin doo.
Even if the team as a whole having great playoff success is outside of the complete control of the captain itself, the results on the ice is what ultimately is the true measurement. I think the bar needs to be higher here.
It's great that he does all that. But decades from now, I don't think people are gonna be thinking as Mark Giorando as a great captain for the Flames since his teams didn't win enough to justify being a memorable era. What's most important is winning, and that hasn't really happened when it matters and legacies are made.
Given enough time, he'll be just as forgettable as Steve Smith and Todd Simpson.
EDIT: Well, maybe more memorable than them to be fair since he did get Norris and was very good for a period of time. But again, his teams as a whole didn't do much.