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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
What do you mean by 'fan assigned immunity'?
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What does Rhett Warrener mean by it?
I imagine he means that whenever there is criticism of Backlund, it's met by "that's not his job" or "don't look at that, look at this instead."
You know what we really need? Someone we can rely on to win faceoffs. Why isn't he putting that on his shoulders and getting better at faceoffs? I don't expect him to score 30 goals, but I do expect him to figure out a way to lead this team on the ice. For a defensive specialist Captain, it seems like "get better at faceoffs" should be a pretty easy ask.
What exactly is he doing to lead this team? I mean that. Like I'm actually asking for specifics. He's the Captain of the Calgary Flames. In which way has he been the guy our team can lean on? In which way has he put this team on his back?
Rhett tongue-in-cheek asked about goals, but he's really just listing all the ways in which a Captain can lead by example. Goals, hits, playmaking, faceoffs. Even just banging around in front of the net, causing some chaos.
Rhett's an NHL player who's both been a Captain and followed captains. He knows what he's talking about. He know what drives other players to join the fight. Playoffs are war, and we have a General who only shows up in the invisible stats that you have to calculate after the game is over. Valuable metrics, for sure, but nothing that's going to make other players go through a wall to win anything.