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Originally Posted by devo22
Backs has earned the right to call it. If he wants a shot at a cup, you facilitate that trade. If he wants to retire a Flame, you get it done. And for the love of god, slap that damn C on his chest in that case. Should have been done a long time ago.
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So "loyalty" or simply "contentment with living here" are grounds for naming a guy Captain? Good grief.
Can anyone tell me what Backs has done in the time period Gio left that NOW makes him Captain material instead of then? Because I've seen Blake freaking Coleman get up and speak to the media a hell of a lot more this season than Captain extraordinaire Michael Backlund.
It really just speaks to how depressing this organization is right now that people want to gift a C to a 3rd line centre with no real discernable leadership skills apart from the fact that he's been here the longest.
Talk about failing upwards.