He asked for a trade last offseason and sounded like he was doing the Flames a favour by staying after being pushed down into the 3c role with Kadri arriving.
And basically lead the (whoever desired to follow) dressing room revolt against Sutter and has basically been vocal about it.
Said it somewhere else, but don’t think anyone should need to campaign to be captain on a team, it’s a natural thing that should emerge.
Sutter may have told him as much, who knows.
And certainly if it’s giving the Flames an ultimatum, to name him captain or he walks, reeks of selfishness in the twilight of a career, which flies in the face of team leadership.
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