BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) For the following teams who do you think will be captain of each? My picks... Canada - Jarome Iginla USA - Mike Modano Russia - Sergei Gonchar Sweden - Nicklas Lidstrom Slovakia - Zdeno Chara Czech Republic - Tomas Kaberle Finland - Saku Koivu I think the only one really questionable is Team USA... But if Modano does make it (which I think he should), he'll likely be captain. I honestly didn't know who else to pick... Rolston? Tkachuk? Rafalski? Langenbrunner? Guerin? Edited December 10, 2009 by BeeRYCE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted December 10, 2009 Canada - Scott Niedermayer USA - Mike Modano Russia - Sergei Gonchar Sweden - Daniel Alfredsson Slovakia - Zdeno Chara Czech Republic - Tomas Kaberle Finland - Valteri Filppula Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shady Ultima 40 Report post Posted December 10, 2009 Neidermeyer WILL be Canada's captain. There's no question about that. I don't really know about the rest, but I'd guess that Lidstrom would beat Alfredsson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted December 10, 2009 I think the only one really questionable is Team USA... But if Modano does make it (which I think he should), he'll likely be captain. I honestly didn't know who else to pick... Rolston? Tkachuk? Rafalski? Langenbrunner? Guerin? Dustin Brown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finnish Wing 110 Report post Posted December 10, 2009 I think Finland is questionable as well. Koivu or Koivu? Or Timonen for a compromise decision? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RusDRW 155 Report post Posted December 10, 2009 Alexei Morozov will captain team Russia. That is 99.9%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest lnvincible Report post Posted December 10, 2009 Canada - Jarome Iginla USA - Mike Modano Russia - Ovechkin Sweden - Nicklas Lidstrom Slovakia - Zdeno Chara Czech Republic - Tomas Kaberle Finland - Saku Koivu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finnish Wing 110 Report post Posted December 10, 2009 Canada - Jarome Iginla USA - Mike Modano Russia - Ovechkin Sweden - Nicklas Lidstrom Slovakia - Zdeno Chara Czech Republic - Tomas Kaberle Finland - Saku Koivu Not gonna happen. Even Kovalchuk is ahead of him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aw1340 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2009 Neidermeyer WILL be Canada's captain. There's no question about that. This. I hate the guy but I mean he has won literally everything at every level. He's the obvious choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWings Gone Wild 6 Report post Posted December 10, 2009 Alexei Morozov will captain team Russia. That is 99.9%. This. He has been captain of their past couple of World Championship rosters, and they've been perfect with him on the ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 It's crazy how good Morozov has been doing in the KHL. He has been the best player not playing in the NHL for like the past 3 years. Has he overall just stepped up his game, or is he just a monster on bigger surface? If he were to play in the NHL, I think he'd be a perennial top 20 scorer, if not better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Canada - Niedermayer USA - Rolston Russia - Zubov Sweden - Lidstrom Slovakia - Chara Czech Republic - Elias Finland - S.Koivu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweWings 45 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 It's crazy how good Morozov has been doing in the KHL. He has been the best player not playing in the NHL for like the past 3 years. Has he overall just stepped up his game, or is he just a monster on bigger surface? If he were to play in the NHL, I think he'd be a perennial top 20 scorer, if not better. Some people just don't flourish in the NHL. Or even don't want to flourish in the NHL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theophany 110 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Canada - Scott Niedermayer USA - Mike Modano Russia - Sergei Gonchar Sweden - Daniel Alfredsson Slovakia - Zdeno Chara Czech Republic - Tomas Kaberle Finland - Valteri Filppula Really? You think that Alfredsson will be captain over Lidstrom? Personal achievements really don't play into it, but you do realize that Alfredsson really only has a Calder to his name, as opposed to Lidstrom's 6 Norrises, 4 Cups, Conn Smythe, and Olympic All-Star (if we count NHL All-Star nominations, Lids also has more)? This is an honest question. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Really? You think that Alfredsson will be captain over Lidstrom? Personal achievements really don't play into it, but you do realize that Alfredsson really only has a Calder to his name, as opposed to Lidstrom's 6 Norrises, 4 Cups, Conn Smythe, and Olympic All-Star (if we count NHL All-Star nominations, Lids also has more)? This is an honest question. Moreover, Lidstrom is far more respected in Sweden as a leader. Who scored the winning goal for their last gold medal? Yeah, I thought so. Leadership doesn't degrade with age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finnish Wing 110 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Moreover, Lidstrom is far more respected in Sweden as a leader. Who scored the winning goal for their last gold medal? Yeah, I thought so. Leadership doesn't degrade with age. Please don't remember me about that goal. Saku's stick broke you know. Wasn't fair... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reds4Life 51 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Please don't remember me about that goal. Saku's stick broke you know. Wasn't fair... Well, you gotta admit it was pretty much a perfect shot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Iginla will be Canada's. Its his team now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrabCZ 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 For the following teams who do you think will be captain of each? My picks... Canada - Jarome Iginla USA - Mike Modano Russia - Sergei Gonchar Sweden - Nicklas Lidstrom Slovakia - Zdeno Chara Czech Republic - Tomas Kaberle Finland - Saku Koivu I think the only one really questionable is Team USA... But if Modano does make it (which I think he should), he'll likely be captain. I honestly didn't know who else to pick... Rolston? Tkachuk? Rafalski? Langenbrunner? Guerin? Czech captaincy will be only formal. There is no doubt that czech leader will be Jagr. He just doesn't want to be the captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Moreover, Lidstrom is far more respected in Sweden as a leader. Who scored the winning goal for their last gold medal? Yeah, I thought so. Leadership doesn't degrade with age. It's really not an outrageous claim to say that Alfredsson might be Sweden's captain. He's very popular over here, probably more so than Lids (atleast he was before Nick scored that goal in 2006) and he has participated in way more international tournaments than Lids have, and has often been a big leader in them. If Sundin still played, he'd be the captain for sure. Now it's between Lids and Alfie and honestly either one of them is a good choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweWings 45 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 It's really not an outrageous claim to say that Alfredsson might be Sweden's captain. He's very popular over here, probably more so than Lids (atleast he was before Nick scored that goal in 2006) and he has participated in way more international tournaments than Lids have, and has often been a big leader in them. If Sundin still played, he'd be the captain for sure. Now it's between Lids and Alfie and honestly either one of them is a good choice. If it came down to popularity among fans then Lids vs Alfie is probably quite an even contest. But who will the players respect more? Who will carry the team better? I'd give the edge to Lids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Alfredsson has had a better season, I'd say go with the one who is hot come february. Not much wrong with lidstroms defensive play but when it comes to the offense it's not there at all... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Alfredsson has had a better season, I'd say go with the one who is hot come february. Not much wrong with lidstroms defensive play but when it comes to the offense it's not there at all... I'm not sure that should be a big factor in deciding who should be captain. In that case we should pick Henrik Sedin, he's on fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) I'm not sure that should be a big factor in deciding who should be captain. In that case we should pick Henrik Sedin, he's on fire. Mr.Sedin isn't the longest serving captain in the NHL Edited December 15, 2009 by mindfly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hak 21 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 For me Lidstrom is pretty much a lock as captain. With all the red wings players in the team it's just natural. It's not crazy to suggest Alfredsson but I really doubt anyone other than lids gets the C for obvious reasons. No one has as much playoff experience and achievments as him. It's not even close Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
