ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 Of course LGW goes down as soon as actual news rolls in... As I'm sure everyone knows, Yzerman did a virtual press conference dressed like the Wings just drafted him. In it he made clear that Blash is returning and he will name a captain for next season (suck it anti-babers, you wanted Jeff - I like kids - Blashill and now you're stuck with him). Glendening needs to be captain. He is the epitome of the Red Wings guy and well liked by teammates and management. He's also the older mature veteran that can weather the storm we are in and shoulder the burden for the next few years and lead us out of it. Larkin is still very young, still very emotional (see stick slamming), and is coming off a down season where it seemed our bad team really affected him. I think it would be very unwise to place this burden on a 23 year old Larkin. The timeline also works out nicely. Glendening probably has about 4-5 years of decent hockey left in him. By that time Larkin will be 27/28 and Seider will be 23/24. Giving us two great options for a more long-term less bluecollar capatin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,012 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 Also, trade Larkin 2 ChristopherReevesLegs and Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 It's Larkin. 2 krsmith17 and 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 My Lord - the throne in your office awaits you next season... 2 ChristopherReevesLegs and Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 I was thinking it could be Glendening, but, realistically, I don't think Yzerman or Blashill wants an interim C. Wearing the C for the Wings is a big deal; the person who officially takes over for Zetterberg is going to be someone who's going to be a cornerstone player for at least five years. That's why it's going to be Alex Pietrangelo. 2 1 Akakabuto, F.Michael and ChristopherReevesLegs reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 Yzerman Lidstrom Zetterberg Glendenning That would be the last four captains. Think about that. 1 1 13dangledangle and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, GMRwings1983 said: Yzerman Lidstrom Zetterberg Glendenning That would be the last four captains. Think about that. By this logic we shouldn't name a captain then. Larkin doesn't compare well to those 3 either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: By this logic we shouldn't name a captain then. Larkin doesn't compare well to those 3 either. He's more of a star than Glendenning. A fourth line scrub talent should not be a captain on this team. 2 krsmith17 and 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 1 minute ago, GMRwings1983 said: He's more of a star than Glendenning. A fourth line scrub talent should not be a captain on this team. I don't feel obligated to make the best player the captain. The captaincy is for leaders not the best player. It just so happens that many leaders turn out to naturally be the best player. Ference was captain of the Oilers Jonsson was captain of the Islanders Odelein was captain of the Jackets Salvador was captain of the Devils Fitzgerald was captain of the Preds Mackenzie was captain of the Panthers Corson was captain of the Oilers McCabe was captain of the Panthers I mean extend your list of Wings captains to pre-Yzerman era. There's a lot of lackluster captains on that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted May 28, 2020 43 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: I don't feel obligated to make the best player the captain. The captaincy is for leaders not the best player. It just so happens that many leaders turn out to naturally be the best player. Ference was captain of the Oilers Jonsson was captain of the Islanders Odelein was captain of the Jackets Salvador was captain of the Devils Fitzgerald was captain of the Preds Mackenzie was captain of the Panthers Corson was captain of the Oilers McCabe was captain of the Panthers I mean extend your list of Wings captains to pre-Yzerman era. There's a lot of lackluster captains on that list. Because they were ALL lackluster players. 1 hour ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: By this logic we shouldn't name a captain then. Larkin doesn't compare well to those 3 either. He doesn't, but he's the best young talent on the roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: I don't feel obligated to make the best player the captain. The captaincy is for leaders not the best player. It just so happens that many leaders turn out to naturally be the best player. Ference was captain of the Oilers Jonsson was captain of the Islanders Odelein was captain of the Jackets Salvador was captain of the Devils Fitzgerald was captain of the Preds Mackenzie was captain of the Panthers Corson was captain of the Oilers McCabe was captain of the Panthers I mean extend your list of Wings captains to pre-Yzerman era. There's a lot of lackluster captains on that list. Why do we want to compare to any of those players or teams you just mentioned? And BTW, I wouldn't want Corson leading anything. Edited May 29, 2020 by GMRwings1983 3 krsmith17, Akakabuto and 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,960 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 disney.com is next season's biggest trade deadline bait for the Wings. He won't be captain. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaHotWings 922 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 Wings captains list from '32 to present as thats as much as I could get in one snip https://www.detroithockey.net/history/captains.php Some solid names on this list and dudes with names like Mud and Flash had to be pretty good !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 14 hours ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: He doesn't, but he's the best young talent on the roster. Again, captain does not equal "best young player". It's for the leader of your hockey team. 13 hours ago, GMRwings1983 said: Why do we want to compare to any of those players or teams you just mentioned? And BTW, I wouldn't want Corson leading anything. Why not? All those teams with those captains were better than we currently are. You're too proud to let a simple grinder be captain? 3 hours ago, marcaractac said: disney.com is next season's biggest trade deadline bait for the Wings. He won't be captain. >Glendening not getting the Dan Cleary VIP treatment Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 53 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Again, captain does not equal "best young player". It's for the leader of your hockey team. Why not? All those teams with those captains were better than we currently are. You're too proud to let a simple grinder be captain? >Glendening not getting the Dan Cleary VIP treatment Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? I've never been a fan of the "retarded kid being the prom king" idea. Larkin should behave in a way that leaves Yzerman no choice but to make him captain. He's groomed for the part. He hasn't been arrested doing crack somewhere to my knowledge. He works hard and cares about the results every night. If he wants to be a captain and acts like it, make him a captain. If he wants to be a beta male instead, we'll trade him to Seattle's new franchise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, GMRwings1983 said: I've never been a fan of the "retarded kid being the prom king" idea. Larkin should behave in a way that leaves Yzerman no choice but to make him captain. He's groomed for the part. He hasn't been arrested doing crack somewhere to my knowledge. He works hard and cares about the results every night. If he wants to be a captain and acts like it, make him a captain. If he wants to be a beta male instead, we'll trade him to Seattle's new franchise. Okay. Glendog is retarded. Fair enough. Now that the bait has been taken, it's time for the switch; Tyler Bertuzzi should be captain of the Detroit Red Wings. Larkin was on pace for 61 pts this year, Bertuzzi was on pace for 55. Bertuzzi is a more fearless leader on the team, and Bertuzzi has more personality than the rest of the team combined. He's one of the few players on this team that showed up for all 71 games. Besides Glendening I'm not sure we have a more hardworking or resilient player than him. Plus instead of slamming sticks and helmets he slams opponents faces. Any critique you have of Glendening being too mediocre can't be said of Tyler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 Lol at suggesting Bertuzzi or Glendening as the captain over Larkin. Larkin will be named captain, and for good reason. Get over it. 1 hour ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Again, captain does not equal "best young player". It's for the leader of your hockey team. Larkin is the leader of this hockey team, on and off the ice. Like or not. Glendening is a good alternate, but I wouldn't even consider Bertuzzi that... yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: Lol at suggesting Bertuzzi or Glendening as the captain over Larkin. Larkin will be named captain, and for good reason. Get over it. Larkin is the leader of this hockey team, on and off the ice. Like or not. Glendening is a good alternate, but I wouldn't even consider Bertuzzi that... yet. Lazy Larkin will NEVER captain this hockey team. C: Bertuzzi A: Glendening A: Dekeyser (soon replaced by Seider) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Okay. Glendog is retarded. Fair enough. Now that the bait has been taken, it's time for the switch; Tyler Bertuzzi should be captain of the Detroit Red Wings. Larkin was on pace for 61 pts this year, Bertuzzi was on pace for 55. Bertuzzi is a more fearless leader on the team, and Bertuzzi has more personality than the rest of the team combined. He's one of the few players on this team that showed up for all 71 games. Besides Glendening I'm not sure we have a more hardworking or resilient player than him. Plus instead of slamming sticks and helmets he slams opponents faces. Any critique you have of Glendening being too mediocre can't be said of Tyler. But his uncle once murdered a man during a game. It's like having a guy named Dahmer as our captain. Edited May 29, 2020 by GMRwings1983 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Lazy Larkin will NEVER captain this hockey team. C: Bertuzzi LOL 9 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: A: Glendening A: Dekeyser (soon replaced by Seider) Yup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, GMRwings1983 said: But his uncle once murdered a man during a game. It's like having a guy named Dahmer as our captain. Not murdered, crippled. Which begs the question; Is ChrisReevesLegs opposed to a captain that puts opponents in wheelchairs? 1 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: C: Bertuzzi A: Glendening A: Dekeyser (soon replaced by Seider) Not only is Larkin not going to be named captain, but Yzerman is also going to strip him of his A... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 I don't disagree that Larkin would make a fine captain on the ice. It's the captains job to whine and complain to the refs, and Larkin has certainly proved he's a whiney lil ***** most of the time with all his stick slamming and helmet tossing. I just wonder how his fussy little tantrums rub off on the guys in the lockeroom. I gotta think behind closed doors a more manly cool guy like Bertuzzi is the one guys really look up to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) WhenPeopleSayDumbs***.img Edited October 4, 2020 by krsmith17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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