Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Getslaf was voted captain by the team yesterday, and today brings news that Horcoff has been named the oiler's captain. Sorry if this had already been posted somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyphoenix 153 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 I like Getzlaf as captain of the Ducks. He can be a bit of a douchebag but there's no denying he's a huge asset to that team and holds down a lot of their points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Obvious move for the ducks. Getzlaf is one of the best players in the league IMO. 1 The Secret reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Obvious move for the ducks. Getzlaf is one of the best players in the league IMO. exactly. and his rank of 19th best player in the NHL as compiled by TSN should insult him. he's top 10 in the league. getz is a ******* beast! horcoff on the other hand is coming off his worst NHL season, and now there's pressure of him being the captain of a team that now has the likes of eberle, pajaarvi and hall coming up. he will fall off the grid very quick if he doesn't get whatever game he had back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jusek 437 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Right move by the Ducks. Getzlaf is the franchise player of Ducks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) exactly. and his rank of 19th best player in the NHL as compiled by TSN should insult him. he's top 10 in the league. getz is a ******* beast! horcoff on the other hand is coming off his worst NHL season, and now there's pressure of him being the captain of a team that now has the likes of eberle, pajaarvi and hall coming up. he will fall off the grid very quick if he doesn't get whatever game he had back. A top 10 forward? Arguably. I wouldn't put him lower than top 15 among NHL forwards. But top 10 overall? Not really. Once you factor in defensemen and goalies he slips down a bit. Edited October 6, 2010 by Drake_Marcus 1 Booster313 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Horcoff is certainly one of the league's most overpaid players. 1 Z Winged Dangler reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 A top 10 forward? Arguably. I wouldn't put him lower than top 15 among NHL forwards. But top 10 overall? Not really. Once you factor in defensemen and goalies he slips down a bit. top 15 sounds good. horcoff as a captain in the NHL is embarrasing though. he's a 2nd/3rd line player on a good team. guess that's why the oil finished dead last in the league last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Horcoff as Oilers captain? Even Khabibulin would have been a better choice. Getzlaf as Ducks captain makes sense, though, seeing how this is likely Teemu's final year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 top 15 sounds good. horcoff as a captain in the NHL is embarrasing though. he's a 2nd/3rd line player on a good team. guess that's why the oil finished dead last in the league last year. You don't have to be the best player on the team to be a good leader and therefore good captain. 2 55fan and Booster313 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Booster313 138 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 top 15 sounds good. horcoff as a captain in the NHL is embarrasing though. he's a 2nd/3rd line player on a good team. guess that's why the oil finished dead last in the league last year. You don't have to be the best player on the team to be a captain, you just have to work hard every shift, and be a leader on and off the ice. Draper for instance was never one of the Wings better players but would make an excellent captain. 1 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted October 7, 2010 Thornton was named Captain of the Sharks last night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted October 7, 2010 @NHLSourcesSay Canucks to name Henrik Sedin captain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
achildr1 255 Report post Posted October 7, 2010 Top Forwards: 1.Crosby 2.Ovechkin 3.Malkin 4.Datsyuk 5.Backstrom 6.Zetterberg 7.Thornton 8.Getzlaf 9.Stamkos -Nash -Sedins -Heatley -Marleau -Carter -Kovalchuk Yea, even though I can't stand him, Getzlaf is probably in the top ten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8 Legged RedWing 367 Report post Posted October 8, 2010 Top Forwards: 1.Crosby 2.Ovechkin 3.Malkin 4.Datsyuk 5.Backstrom 6.Zetterberg 7.Thornton 8.Getzlaf 9.Stamkos -Nash -Sedins -Heatley -Marleau -Carter -Kovalchuk Yea, even though I can't stand him, Getzlaf is probably in the top ten. i agree with most of that but kovalchuck is definitely in the top ten in my book. the guy is a scoring machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDavis35 140 Report post Posted October 8, 2010 Top Forwards: 1.Crosby 2.Ovechkin 3.Malkin 4.Datsyuk 5.Backstrom 6.Zetterberg 7.Thornton 8.Getzlaf 9.Stamkos -Nash -Sedins -Heatley -Marleau -Carter -Kovalchuk Yea, even though I can't stand him, Getzlaf is probably in the top ten. After last night, I'm thinking Eberle and Hall might join that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Stolberg Report post Posted October 8, 2010 yeah horcoff is overpaid which has everything to do with leadership Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted October 9, 2010 Horcoff is overpaid, but that doesn't make him a bad player or a bad leader. He's a good defensive player and a constant hard worker even if his production was overestimated. A lot of young players could learn lessons on effort and defensive hard work from him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
