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Originally Posted by thefoss1957
Re: comments about Gio
I think the Captain label is more of a burden to a player than a measurable help to the team. Leadership should come from ALL of the vets on a team. During my guys cup runs, it was acknowledged that one of the most important guys in the room, rarely even wore the A until 2017, and that was Seabrook.
Also I think paying for an intangible, like "leadership" is often overpaid. Now I do love Toews, on my team, but, I think that the equivalent money spent to Kane has been money better spent, in that Kane has shown demonstrable statistical improvement to linemates. The same is much harder to directly attribute to Toews' "leadership."
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I think Toews got paid for being the leader of the "shut down the opposition's best players" brigade plus decent scoring, as much as "leadership".
Chicago's run was truly a great team effort from all members of their core providing important attributes to winning.