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Still no captain? Yeesh.

 

Per Rolston on WGR, they will name the Captain today. The team will be told first, then it will be made public.

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Per Rolston on WGR, they will name the Captain today. The team will be told first, then it will be made public.

 

Odds:

 

Ott -- 3-1

Vanek -- 7-1

Hoff -- 12-1

Weber -- 25-1

Kaleta -- 7,00,000-1

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It's almost impossible for us to predict this kind of thing. We may have a good idea of what kind of teammate someone like Ott might be but who's to say that a guy like Hodgson, who's the future of this time anyway, isn't a bit of a leader himself. I'm tired of rotating captains or a two-year wonder like Craig Rivet, let's anoint someone who'll keep that role for years to come.

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I'll play devils advocate here in regards to Ott being captain. This is just me throwing it out there and not what I believe to be true or that contract situations should play a roll in who is selected captain. Having said that, apparently Ott and the Sabres are far apart regarding salary on a contract extension. By giving Ott the C you providing him with significantly more negotiating power which leads to the Sabres to overpaying for him or losing him come July. I say you give Vanek the C and hope the team plays well enough that he signs an extension.

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One of the reporters Twitter feed said something about how they're choosing someone based on the franchise's future, so, from that, I infer that Ott may not be in the mix (as he's not signed long-term). It makes me think there is something to the Hodgson theory.

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Odds:

 

Ott -- 3-1

Vanek -- 7-1

Hoff -- 12-1

Weber -- 25-1

Kaleta -- 7,00,000-1

 

Could make some money with those odds. I think it will be the Hoff or Weber. I'll say the Hoff.

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I'll play devils advocate here in regards to Ott being captain. This is just me throwing it out there and not what I believe to be true or that contract situations should play a roll in who is selected captain. Having said that, apparently Ott and the Sabres are far apart regarding salary on a contract extension. By giving Ott the C you providing him with significantly more negotiating power which leads to the Sabres to overpaying for him or losing him come July. I say you give Vanek the C and hope the team plays well enough that he signs an extension.

 

The Clarkson contract F'd up negotiations IMO.

 

On captaincy, I think it's Vanek.

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I'll play devils advocate here in regards to Ott being captain. This is just me throwing it out there and not what I believe to be true or that contract situations should play a roll in who is selected captain. Having said that, apparently Ott and the Sabres are far apart regarding salary on a contract extension. By giving Ott the C you providing him with significantly more negotiating power which leads to the Sabres to overpaying for him or losing him come July. I say you give Vanek the C and hope the team plays well enough that he signs an extension.

 

But don't you think Ott is more likely to re-sign than Vanek is?

 

One of the reporters Twitter feed said something about how they're choosing someone based on the franchise's future, so, from that, I infer that Ott may not be in the mix (as he's not signed long-term). It makes me think there is something to the Hodgson theory.

 

Me too, but I don't like that outcome at all.

 

As I've said before, the captain needs to be someone who, in a Lucic-Miller situation, will immediately and forcefully deliver either a fist or a stick to the perp's face.

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I don't care who the captains are as long as Drew Stafford isn't one of them. In fact I don't think he should be allowed to have an A in his own name.

 

I've never wanted to put a poster's content in my own signature block. Until now.

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I don't care who the captains are as long as Drew Stafford isn't one of them. In fact I don't think he should be allowed to have an A in his own name.

 

:w00t: :w00t: That's great! And the legend of Drew Stfford was born.

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