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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Last time they needed to name a captain I was adamant it should have been Glencross over Giordano, so I’m gonna sit this one out and let the people who know what they’re doing make the decisions.
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Me too. I remember reports that Gio was the unanimous pick from within the room, which surprised me at the time. Obviously not anymore.
Totally agree that the most prolific offensive player should never automatically be named captain. I think most here agree that Gaudreau should not have been captain over the last few years despite his fantastic production. But I will say that offensive ability is linked to both internal motivation and ability to motivate others by stepping up and making a game changing play.
Big picture, I am thrilled about the tone of this discussion. When Gio left, it felt like nobody in the team was really appropriate to step up and captain the group. Backlund was the most obvious choice, but moreso by process of elimination. Now we have several genuine candidates. As Sutter and BT have mentioned, it’s not so much the letter as it is a strong leadership group, and boy has that changed in 2 years.