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Originally Posted by Coach
That was Treliving, not Sutter and it was later.
I think if you had made Backlund captain for those 2-3 years and then moved it to Tkachuk with a long-term extension like you mentioned, we have a totally different team currently and maybe some nice playoff runs in there.
Honestly I think Sutter had a weird bias against Backlund. Maybe a bit of an outdated anti-Euro vibe (not consciously, but we all know that old boys club always made a point about Canadian or at least NA captains) . I don't think he really expected much from him as a young player and didn't really seem to fully respect how his career had panned out, despite being the one constant through our worst stint of coaches ever. He was the obvious choice for Captain at the time as even Tkachuk had some big reverence for him and I think would have gladly served some years with him as the C until he was ultimately ready.
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He never got over those white skates