SterioDesign Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) Barring a major surprise, veteran defenseman Bryce Salvador will be named the 10th captain in Devils history later this week.There are other worthy candidates, but all indications are that the 36-year-old Salvador will have the “C” sewn on his jersey. http://www.nj.com/de..._medium=twitter i mean... if thats true...good for him and im sure he'd be a good captain but...? Cant wait to be able to get a jersey with a C on it but Langenbrunner, Parise made it pretty hard and now Salvador?... oh well.... Edited January 17, 2013 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Chere seems pretty sure of himself. Good choice, even though he's a little old; we're an old team and I think it's better to let Kovalchuk do what he does best without the added pressure of the "C"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I dont know Chere could be wrong we will see... And i'm happy for whoever will be team captain. They have a lot of leader there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Good for Sal. Very deserving. I think he'll be a good captain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Id like kovalchuk but... Id like to see henrique getting the C eventually but it couldnt happen unless they'd strip the c off kovy eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) The good thing about if Salvador were to get the captaincy is that there's nothing wrong with Kovalchuk getting it in a few years when Sal retires. It wouldn't be mutually exclusive, not to mention I'm excited to see what Kovalchuk will have accomplished and matured into in 3-4 years time.. Edited January 16, 2013 by DJ Eco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgb6397 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I wonder if this little KHL saga cost Kovalchuk a C? Then again Sal seemed to be the pretty definitive choice coming off losin Parise. Got a decent sized deal and wore the A vs. Philly with Kovalchuk out. Good for Sal I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheprodigy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Interesting. I was kind of expecting it to be Kovy but I guess sometimes the best captains are stay-at-home defensemen. And I know Sal is a very well-liked, veteran guy on a mostly veteran team. Just hope he stays healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Bsed on a bunch of quotes that i read through the years...I dont think that Elias dont like Kovy but i always get that feeling that he has a little "something" towards him. On a diferent note... Eberle got the A in edmonton and hall and schultz will alternate theirs... Isnt that weird that schultz gets the A eventho he never even played a single game with the oilers? Actually... Never played a single NHL game...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheprodigy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 On a diferent note... Eberle got the A in edmonton and hall and schultz will alternate theirs... Isnt that weird that schultz gets the A eventho he never even played a single game with the oilers? Actually... Never played a single NHL game...? You're thinking of the wrong Schultz. They gave the A to veteran d-man Nick Schultz, not rookie Justin Schultz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 You're thinking of the wrong Schultz. They gave the A to veteran d-man Nick Schultz, not rookie Justin Schultz. Oh! Well damn that makes more sense lol but with the oilers who knows lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Kovalchuk deserves it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) Bsed on a bunch of quotes that i read through the years...I dont think that Elias dont like Kovy but i always get that feeling that he has a little "something" towards him. Not snark, maybe its a Czech vs Russia situation. There's legit heat when teams (club or national teams) from those country play. They're natural rivals. Edited January 16, 2013 by ghdi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Good for him, but it's just another short-term captaincy.. I dunno, I'd prefer it be Kovalchuk since he'll be here for the next decade (hopefully) and he's clearly our best player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 I dont like to think of salvador as our captain in 4 years... Some people here wanted him out before last season... So 4 years from now? Who knows... Could be a touchy situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Sal deserves it. He reportedly has a good lockerroom presence and he fits the mold of a Devils player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Salvador is not a good enough player to wear the 'C'. The captain is more than rah rah pat your teammates on the back kind of guy. He has to prove himself by consistently being good on the ice. Sal shouldn't have got the ridiculous contract he got (years) and he should not get a 'C'. It should definitely go to someone who can carry this team and there is only one guy who can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 My guess is they wait for kovy talk to him tomorrow and h'll be name captain tommorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I feel the coaching staff knows more than any of us who would be the right choice for captain. I'm cool with whoever they choose and I don't feel that the captain necessarily has to be a star player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Can you imagine all those posters and ads in the playoffs... Salvador vs giroux... Salvador vs toews... Chara vs salvador... Brown vs salvador... Etc etc lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 better than the Habs who dont have playoff ads anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Can you imagine all those posters and ads in the playoffs... Salvador vs giroux... Salvador vs toews... Chara vs salvador... Brown vs salvador... Etc etc lol Who cares? We don't give out the "C" for marketing purposes. Sal is a definite lock over Kovy for Captain. He's got more playoff experience with the Blues and the Devils. And when it came time to step it up in the playoffs he delivered. He'll be a great leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Who cares? We don't give out the "C" for marketing purposes. Sal is a definite lock over Kovy for Captain. He's got more playoff experience with the Blues and the Devils. And when it came time to step it up in the playoffs he delivered. He'll be a great leader. I never said that i wouldnt give it to him because of that i just said it would be funny, calm down Romeo Also didnt say kovy should necessarely have it over salvador Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SegaDevil Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Salvador is not a good enough player to wear the 'C'. The captain is more than rah rah pat your teammates on the back kind of guy. He has to prove himself by consistently being good on the ice. Sal shouldn't have got the ridiculous contract he got (years) and he should not get a 'C'. It should definitely go to someone who can carry this team and there is only one guy who can do that. The C is not a popularity contest and the C should not automatically go to the best player on the team points-wise. The captain is the in-between with the refs and the coaching staff. Language barriers (Kovalchuk is not a native English speaker) do not help with this. The captain has to be a leader on the ice and in the locker room. We don't see Salvador in the locker room but the coaches do--that should tell you something. The captain has experience, leadership qualities, proven himself under stressful situations and is a team player. Salvador's career could have been over two years ago but he came back stronger and better than at any point in his career. I laughed when Crosby was named captain of the Penguins at such a young age. If I was a 35 year old NHL veteran, I wouldn't have taken him seriously, even if he put up 200 points a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 The C is not a popularity contest and the C should not automatically go to the best player on the team points-wise. The captain is the in-between with the refs and the coaching staff. Language barriers (Kovalchuk is not a native English speaker) do not help with this. The captain has to be a leader on the ice and in the locker room. We don't see Salvador in the locker room but the coaches do--that should tell you something. The captain has experience, leadership qualities, proven himself under stressful situations and is a team player. Salvador's career could have been over two years ago but he came back stronger and better than at any point in his career. I laughed when Crosby was named captain of the Penguins at such a young age. If I was a 35 year old NHL veteran, I wouldn't have taken him seriously, even if he put up 200 points a season. The captain also can't suck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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