With Backes gone, who is the new Captain?

dmiles2186 · Post by **dmiles2186** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:42 pm

What do you think?

Krigloch the Furious · Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:47 pm

Steve Ott

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cardsfan04 · Post by **cardsfan04** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:49 pm

Gotta be Pietrangelo. I would consider Steen, but he's only signed for 1 more year and I'd rather give it to somebody in the young core.

Kerfuffle · Post by **Kerfuffle** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:54 pm

I voted Steen - you go with the veteran

theohall · Post by **theohall** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:55 pm

Why not Tarasenko?

1) His focus is the Cup - evidenced by all his interviews when asked how big a win was. His reply was always "blah blah about the nice win. We want a Cup for our fans."
2) Isn't afraid to be pissed at the coach and let it show, when necessary.

Why not Taraseko?
1) It seems like his effort is missing sometimes on the ice. (That's the only one I can think of).

What we don't know - how are these guys "in the room" and communicating between the coaches and the players to keep the team on the same page. I have no idea and I doubt anyone else here does. That is one thing Backes did as a leader. I have no clue whose capable of doing that on the current roster given how Hitchcock is on leaders - as in he's usually harder on them, because he expects more of them.

Krigloch the Furious · Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:56 pm

Pie isn't a veteran?

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glen a richter · Post by **glen a richter** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:53 pm

What I think and what I want are two different things.

I think it'll be Tarasenko, which in a sense is also what I want. But I don't think it's necessary for the best player on the team to be the captain. I always thought Jamal Mayers would have been a fantastic captain. I do think Tarasenko hasn't been around near long enough to justify giving him the C.

My preference would be to give it to Pie. He really busted ass in the postseason this year, moreso than most guys who are still on the team. Tarasenko disappeared when we needed him the most against San Jose, but Pie chugged on. Give him the C, no doubt.

theohall · Post by **theohall** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:19 pm

Pietrangelo has been a Captain at lower levels and an alternate captain for the Team Canada World Junior team - so..... yeah, Pietrangelo.

Kerfuffle · Post by **Kerfuffle** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:27 pm

glen a richter wrote: I think it'll be Tarasenko, which in a sense is also what I want.

No way - at least not with Hitch as coach. That was not cool how Tank showed up his coach after that one game in round 1. He should have handled it privately with the coach. You can't disrespect your leader in public.

glen a richter wrote: Tarasenko disappeared when we needed him the most against San Jose.

Russian players guys - I've said it for awhile - see it too much and I'm not fan of the system that brings these guys up. Disappearing acts seem to be the norm and we've had plenty of them in Chicago as well over the years.

Toasted Oates · Post by **Toasted Oates** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:43 pm

C-Pietrangelo
A-Steen
A-Tarasenko

TSUCookieMonster · Post by **TSUCookieMonster** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:20 pm

No one. Honor Backes, like the Blues did with Drake when he went to the enemy. We wouldn't want to dishonor anyone by moving forward as an organization.

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Kreegz2 · Post by **Kreegz2** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:34 pm

Is Brewer available?

Kerfuffle · Post by **Kerfuffle** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:17 am

TSUCookieMonster wrote:No one. Honor Backes, like the Blues did with Drake when he went to the enemy. We wouldn't want to dishonor anyone by moving forward as an organization.

Eh that's weak. You don't need to honor him - he chose to sign elsewhere so one could say he didn't honor the Blues by leaving. You move forward and give it to someone else who's been a leader for the team and is staying. I would go with the veteran Steen.

Toasted Oates · Post by **Toasted Oates** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:32 am

Kerfuffle wrote:
TSUCookieMonster wrote:No one. Honor Backes, like the Blues did with Drake when he went to the enemy. We wouldn't want to dishonor anyone by moving forward as an organization.
Eh that's weak. You don't need to honor him - he chose to sign elsewhere so one could say he didn't honor the Blues by leaving. You move forward and give it to someone else who's been a leader for the team and is staying. I would go with the veteran Steen.

Better tune up that sarcasm radar, bud.

Also, Steen is an UFA after this year. He's the elder statesman, sure, but I don't know that they'd slap the coveted 'C' on someone that could be gone within the calendar year.

TSUCookieMonster · Post by **TSUCookieMonster** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:45 am

Toasted Oates wrote:
Kerfuffle wrote:
TSUCookieMonster wrote:No one. Honor Backes, like the Blues did with Drake when he went to the enemy. We wouldn't want to dishonor anyone by moving forward as an organization.
Eh that's weak. You don't need to honor him - he chose to sign elsewhere so one could say he didn't honor the Blues by leaving. You move forward and give it to someone else who's been a leader for the team and is staying. I would go with the veteran Steen.
Better tune up that sarcasm radar, bud.

Also, Steen is an UFA after this year. He's the elder statesman, sure, but I don't know that they'd slap the coveted 'C' on someone that could be gone within the calendar year.

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Kerfuffle · Post by **Kerfuffle** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:31 pm

Toasted Oates wrote: Better tune up that sarcasm radar, bud.

Also, Steen is an UFA after this year. He's the elder statesman, sure, but I don't know that they'd slap the coveted 'C' on someone that could be gone within the calendar year.

Are you really advocating to have no captain next season because you think it's better for Backes to be 'honored' by no one filling that role?

cardsfan04 · Post by **cardsfan04** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:36 pm

Kerfuffle wrote:
Toasted Oates wrote: Better tune up that sarcasm radar, bud.

Also, Steen is an UFA after this year. He's the elder statesman, sure, but I don't know that they'd slap the coveted 'C' on someone that could be gone within the calendar year.
Are you really advocating to have no captain next season because you think it's better for Backes to be 'honored' by no one filling that role?

The original post suggesting it was tongue in cheek making fun of us doing it when we traded Brewer to TB midseason.

KrustyKevo · Post by **KrustyKevo** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:58 pm

Kerfuffle wrote:
Toasted Oates wrote: Better tune up that sarcasm radar, bud.

Also, Steen is an UFA after this year. He's the elder statesman, sure, but I don't know that they'd slap the coveted 'C' on someone that could be gone within the calendar year.
Are you really advocating to have no captain next season because you think it's better for Backes to be 'honored' by no one filling that role?

Right over the head.

Krigloch the Furious · Sat Jul 02, 2016 3:47 pm

Pie all day long. No one else even comes close.

Frusciante · Post by **Frusciante** » Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:10 am

Kerfuffle wrote:
Toasted Oates wrote: Better tune up that sarcasm radar, bud.

Also, Steen is an UFA after this year. He's the elder statesman, sure, but I don't know that they'd slap the coveted 'C' on someone that could be gone within the calendar year.
Are you really advocating to have no captain next season because you think it's better for Backes to be 'honored' by no one filling that role?

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