"On the Fan 590 'Hockeycentral' this afternoon, Ron Wilson was in studio being asked a few questions. One that came up was the question of if Mats Sundin retired or moved on else where, who would be the captain? Wilson answered with the solution of rotating captains, similar to the system he had in San Jose before giving it to Marleau or of what Minnesota has, unless he found a strong, talented leader who would be ready to take the 'C' and flourish with it for a long time. He didn't sound too confident he would. He said the rotating system works like so: Each month the players will vote- along with the help of the coaching staff- to determine the select amount of players who are the team leaders.
Nick Kypreos came back with the valid point that Minnesota and San Jose can't compare to the legacy, and prestige of the Captains role on the Leafs, and that to hand it off to different players on a monthly basis would basically be a mockery.
I think the logical choices for Captain would be: Steen, Stajan, Kaberle, Kubina, or even the darkhorse IMO of the captain race, Jason Blake. Blake may have not had the best statistical year based on points last year in his first go-around with the Buds, but he showed drive, and perserverance by coming back from his diagnosis of cancer, he has be"
Monday, 15 September, 2008
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