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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Backlund would be a terrible choice. Quiet meek player, I don't see anything that screams Captain to me. Just because he is the longest tenured Flame means nothing. He is also a player the Flames should be looking at moving on from in the near future. What a fail that choice would be, I can't see it.
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Steve Yzerman was quiet. Joe sakic was quiet.
People need to stop pretending they know what players bring in the room. On ice and off ice Backlund seems like a logical choice, not a "fail" as you put it.
He's already been captain of a Swedish team that had lots of talent on it.