When does Larkin get the C?

[barabbas16 499]

Why did they do it for Yzerman, then? Im not trying to insult Hank or Dats at all. I just think Laekin is THAT good, and I think Sheahan has good leadership qualities (plays every game, is big, and communicates well).

Being big is a good leadership quality?

[rick zombo 3,739]

People still responding in thoughtful ways to this s***-train of a thread?

[NerveDamage 4,176]

Sorry - unless you include a mid 40's aged Larkin with misty eyes, and standing center ice with his family - I just don't buy it...Ok - I'm joking - that was pretty damn funny!

is this better?

[Number19 159]

Larkin!

Had to log in to say this made me laugh lol.

[wingsgirl001 983]

While I agree he would make a great captain, right now is not the time. Z will wear the C until he retires, which could be several more years down the road. If Kronwall or Datsyuk leave or hang up their skates in a couple years, I could see him getting an A, but as good as he is, he's in no way ready for the captain role yet.

[Copenhagen848 58]

Abby will wear the C before Larkin. Way too early to tell anything about the career of Larkin at this point.

Edited November 21, 2015 by Copenhagen848

[Ekmanc 586]

No way Abby will ever get the C.

[MrazekFanBoy 223]

Yeah I'd say Nyquist would get the C over Abby.

We still have Svech and Mantha coming up, My bet tho is what everyone said a long time ago Larkin or DK will get the C the two As go to the guy who didn't get the C and Abby.

[LeftWinger 4,953]

Exactly, when the current Cap's are all gone I believe the ones that take over are:

Larkin - C

Abby - A

Dekeyser - A

That's my opinion only, but it will be hard to argue that Captain lineup...Plus all players from the Great State of Michigan makes it even better!

[MrazekFanBoy 223]

We are going to be such a power house when AA Mantha and Svech are up full time so much speed and skill I don't understand why Kenny gave Abby that contract, the term is just too long he won't be able to hang on to that role for long

[freshy 181]

OP must be to young to remember the Yzerman situation. That was the "Dead things" era and Yzerman was clearly the savior for us starting from his rookie year. Even then he had to learn from players like Danny Gare how to lead. Him being named the youngest captain was more out of a vision of the future & symbolic of breaking free of that old way of doing things.

Completly different situation than Larkin and the current Wings. Although I am pumped up about Larkin, and see him as a future C, the Wings have great leadership already and Hank is a tremendous Captain.

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[KATIEBARTHEDOOR24 426]

We are going to be such a power house when AA Mantha and Svech are up full time so much speed and skill I don't understand why Kenny gave Abby that contract, the term is just too long he won't be able to hang on to that role for long

Abby will become Dan Cleary

[Bill Berzeench 310]

OP must be to young to remember the Yzerman situation. That was the "Dead things" era and Yzerman was clearly the savior for us starting from his rookie year. Even then he had to learn from players like Danny Gare how to lead. Him being named the youngest captain was more out of a vision of the future & symbolic of breaking free of that old way of doing things.

Completly different situation than Larkin and the current Wings. Although I am pumped up about Larkin, and see him as a future C, the Wings have great leadership already and Hank is a tremendous Captain.

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You are making my point for me. The Red Wings are not far away from a decade of nothing happening. I know Zetterberg is NOT the reason the Red Wings don't come out looking like the same team every game, but the fact is that they've been an inconsistent team for a while now. I think Larkin represents that same type of glimmer that Yzerman represented. He's the face of the franchise now, and the player that stabilizes the team. We are talking about Larkin and excited to see Larkin EVERY single game. We know the Wings can win any game because of him. That's the kind of player you make captain.

[Ekmanc 586]

He is the kind of player you make captain but making him captain at 19 would be one of the dumbest ideas ever.

[Bill Berzeench 310]

He is the kind of player you make captain but making him captain at 19 would be one of the dumbest ideas ever.

So when?

[WingsallTheway 383]

You are making my point for me. The Red Wings are not far away from a decade of nothing happening. I know Zetterberg is NOT the reason the Red Wings don't come out looking like the same team every game, but the fact is that they've been an inconsistent team for a while now. I think Larkin represents that same type of glimmer that Yzerman represented. He's the face of the franchise now, and the player that stabilizes the team. We are talking about Larkin and excited to see Larkin EVERY single game. We know the Wings can win any game because of him. That's the kind of player you make captain.

Larkin is NOT the face of the franchise, get a grip. Half of hockey fans I talk to don't even know who he is yet

[MrazekFanBoy 223]

Datsyuk is the face of the franchise.

[puckbags 863]

So when?

I think that question has been answered about 25 times in this thread. When Yzerman was named captain this franchise was not exactly flowing with pride or confindence. Nor did it have any recognizable players. They knew they were hanging there hat on Yzerman for years to come. Larkin is an amazing player and I don't question his ability to be a captain one day but he will have to wait his turn.

[Euro_Twins 4,475]

Larkin is NOT the face of the franchise, get a grip. Half of hockey fans I talk to don't even know who he is yet

So? What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

[marcaractac 3,963]

So when?

Obviously when our current captain retires.

[e_prime 1,936]

Obviously when our current captain retires.

At the very earliest.

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[Bill Berzeench 310]

Interesting viewpoints. I thought there would be more support for Larkin getting the C early, but that just isnt the case. Z it is!

[kliq 3,755]

You are making my point for me. The Red Wings are not far away from a decade of nothing happening. I know Zetterberg is NOT the reason the Red Wings don't come out looking like the same team every game, but the fact is that they've been an inconsistent team for a while now. I think Larkin represents that same type of glimmer that Yzerman represented. He's the face of the franchise now, and the player that stabilizes the team. We are talking about Larkin and excited to see Larkin EVERY single game. We know the Wings can win any game because of him. That's the kind of player you make captain.

The kind of payer you make captain is the kind of player that has people want to follow him, not be forced to. None of us were in the locker room when Yzerman was named captain, but I am guessing that with the dynamic they had at the time and the players they had at the time that players wanted to lineup behind him and for the situation it worked

This is not the situation now. Forcing the C on Larkin will be just that, putting a C on him, it wont make him the the leader. You cant force things like this, you need to let him happen organically. Do you really think that players like Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Kronwall etc. are going to look at Larkin as their "leader"? Maybe down the road, but not anytime soon. I feel you are confusing "skill set" with "leadership". Being the most skilled player doesnt mean you should be the leader (that would be Datsyuk anyways).

[Bill Berzeench 310]

The kind of payer you make captain is the kind of player that has people want to follow him, not be forced to. None of us were in the locker room when Yzerman was named captain, but I am guessing that with the dynamic they had at the time and the players they had at the time that players wanted to lineup behind him and for the situation it worked

This is not the situation now. Forcing the C on Larkin will be just that, putting a C on him, it wont make him the the leader. You cant force things like this, you need to let him happen organically. Do you really think that players like Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Kronwall etc. are going to look at Larkin as their "leader"? Maybe down the road, but not anytime soon. I feel you are confusing "skill set" with "leadership". Being the most skilled player doesnt mean you should be the leader (that would be Datsyuk anyways).

I have never played with Larkin, so I will just comment from what I've read, seen, and heard. Ive read that he is an excellent leader on and off the ice. Ive seen through his time at Ann Arbor and short time with Detroit that he has unstoppable determination and his play is extraordinary. And Ive heard his interviews where he has said he wants more and wants the team to depend on him. Everything Im picking up from Larkin is SCREAMING "Captain" to me.

[kliq 3,755]

I have never played with Larkin, so I will just comment from what I've read, seen, and heard. Ive read that he is an excellent leader on and off the ice. Ive seen through his time at Ann Arbor and short time with Detroit that he has unstoppable determination and his play is extraordinary. And Ive heard his interviews where he has said he wants more and wants the team to depend on him. Everything Im picking up from Larkin is SCREAMING "Captain" to me.

I wont disagree with anything you are saying, its the timing that is wrong. Like I said, he needs to naturally become the leader.