The Captain

[Doohicksie]

Discuss.

[dudacek]

If it's me, it's Vanek with Ott as his chief lieutenant.

The perfectionist and the no-holds-barred optimist

Doesn't matter to me that they are in their last contract year.

More importantly, it doesn't matter to Rolston.

 

I'd give the other A to the guy they would like to groom as the most likely leader among the young guys — most likely Hodgson.

Edited September 20, 2013 by dudacek

[frisky]

I would also give it to vanek. Holds himself to high standard and should be a good example to the young uns. A's to Ott and Weber.

[ubkev]

Vanek gets it and that cements his exit from Buffalo. Just like Drury, Danny, Rivet, and Pomenville. It happens so often they even mention it in NHL video games.

[Huckleberry]

Vanek gets it and that cements his exit from Buffalo. Just like Drury, Danny, Rivet, and Pomenville. It happens so often they even mention it in NHL video games.

 

They mention this about the sabres? :D

[TrueBlueGED]

If it's me, it's Vanek with Ott as his chief lieutenant.

The perfectionist and the no-holds-barred optimist

Doesn't matter to me that they are in their last contract year.

More importantly, it doesn't matter to Rolston.

 

I'd give the other A to the guy they would like to groom as the most likely leader among the young guys — most likely Hodgson.

 

I agree with this.

 

Vanek gets it and that cements his exit from Buffalo. Just like Drury, Danny, Rivet, and Pomenville. It happens so often they even mention it in NHL video games.

 

And sadly, I may also agree with this :(

[inkman]

Vanek gets it and that cements his exit from Buffalo. Just like Drury, Danny, Rivet, and Pomenville. It happens so often they even mention it in NHL video games.

Did our pomminstein autocorrect get erased?

[ubkev]

 

Did our pomminstein autocorrect get erased?

 

I think that's only of you misspell it with 2 M's. I misspelled it with a wrong vowel. Doh

 

Edit: I'd like to blame the phone, but I'm better than that lol.

Edited September 20, 2013 by ubkev

[wjag]

Vanek has never struck me as Captain material. I say give it to Ott.

[billsrcursed]

Vanek has never struck me as Captain material. I say give it to Ott.

 

Just curious, why not?

[wjag]

Just curious, why not?

 

Culmlative opinion based on watching him over the years and personal bias.

 

Do you ever wonder why he NEVER gets interviewed between periods? I do. He pouts when it isn't going well. I think a Captain leads. He strikes me as the anti-Captain. I want a strong personality to be in charge, Precisely why I hated the Pominville selection. I think teams should channel their Captain. Ott strikes me as a natural Captain. Vanek is a heckuva hockey player, just not a Captain.

Edited September 20, 2013 by wjag

[Sabre Dance]

Jack Sparrow. (Sorry, yesterday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Savvy?)

 

Seriously, Otter. He's got the fire in the belly and I think the younger guys already look up to him.

[LGR4GM]

Vanek Captain: I think he quietly is the leader of this team.

 

Ott Assistant: Obvious reasons

 

Pick a young guy and make him the other assistant. I think Stafford should lose his A for now. He needs to focus on his game.

[nfreeman]

Not Vanek. He has one foot out the door. It's gotta be someone who's psyched to be here.

[Doohicksie]

I'll throw this out there: Forget about whether a player is in the last year of a contract. Pick the best captain for this year. If they leave, they leave, regardless of whether they were named captain.

 

 

 

Culmlative opinion based on watching him over the years and personal bias.

 

Do you ever wonder why he NEVER gets interviewed between periods? I do. He pouts when it isn't going well.

 

He pouts when it's going well, too.

[darksabre]

Can we have four A's?

 

Vanek

Hodgson

Ott

Weber

[TrueBlueGED]

Can we have four A's?

 

Vanek

Hodgson

Ott

Weber

 

Lindy? ;)

[darksabre]

 

 

Lindy? ;)

 

I just can't pick three!

[SwampD]

Not that I have any clue, but I don't see a captain yet. Maybe one will emerge out of the viscous vapidity left behind from having Ruff as our captain for so many years

 

EDIT: TB you beat me to it.

[Eleven]

Culmlative opinion based on watching him over the years and personal bias.

 

Do you ever wonder why he NEVER gets interviewed between periods? I do. He pouts when it isn't going well. I think a Captain leads. He strikes me as the anti-Captain. I want a strong personality to be in charge, Precisely why I hated the Pominville selection. I think teams should channel their Captain. Ott strikes me as a natural Captain. Vanek is a heckuva hockey player, just not a Captain.

 

Vanek holds on too tight enough as it is. Let him create and just play hockey. If he needs the A as an honorarium (and I doubt he does), give it to him, but by all means, do not make him the captain.

 

Not that I have any clue, but I don't see a captain yet. Maybe one will emerge out of the viscous vapidity left behind from having Ruff as our captain for so many years

 

EDIT: TB you beat me to it.

 

Silliness.

 

Your captain: Christian Ehrhoff. EDIT: And then we can have more auto-correct fun.

Edited September 20, 2013 by Eleven

[darksabre]

Not that I have any clue, but I don't see a captain yet. Maybe one will emerge out of the viscous vapidity left behind from having Ruff as our captain for so many years

 

EDIT: TB you beat me to it.

 

I feel like we're at that tenuous stage where the last pieces of the old guard are almost out the door. We have to honor them till they move on and then we can slap letters on our new core. If we start doing it now it would be awkward. "Sorry Thomas, we're giving your C to Cody".

 

 

[SwampD]

Silliness.

 

I guess we'll all find out together.

[K-9]

I agree with those that think Vanek is too moody to be a captain. There's a difference between being pissed at the way the team is performing and being visibly frustrated with how things are going for you on the ice.

 

Ott for the C until Girgs is ready. And there is no doubt in my mind that Girgs will be ready sooner than later. You just can't teach the will to block shots when you are 11 goals down in a game. Hodgson may not like being an "A" so he will just have to duck when Girgs chucks the boombox across the room after a poor effort by the boys.

 

GO SABRES!!!

Edited September 20, 2013 by K-9

[biodork]

Vanek has never struck me as Captain material. I say give it to Ott.

Culmlative opinion based on watching him over the years and personal bias.

 

Do you ever wonder why he NEVER gets interviewed between periods? I do. He pouts when it isn't going well. I think a Captain leads. He strikes me as the anti-Captain. I want a strong personality to be in charge, Precisely why I hated the Pominville selection. I think teams should channel their Captain. Ott strikes me as a natural Captain. Vanek is a heckuva hockey player, just not a Captain.

Vanek holds on too tight enough as it is. Let him create and just play hockey. If he needs the A as an honorarium (and I doubt he does), give it to him, but by all means, do not make him the captain.

 

Agreed with wjag and 11. While Vanek is clearly our most talented player and I appreciate that he cares enough to get frustrated with himself when he's not producing, I don't think he'd make a good captain. You can't rally the troops when you're too busy making Vanek-face and beating yourself up.

[sabres1970]

C: Vanek (It's about time, he deserves it).

A: Ott (Clear choice).

A: Foligno (start him up now, make him captain a few years down the road).