Captaincy Poll - Hughes v Miller v Someplace in between

[Steamer4GM]

Lots of comments within other threads show a great deal of support for Captain Quinn and various perceptions of what his style of leadership will look like while others show a clear preference for JT and the style many assume he'd adopt.

 

So, just for fun and to put Sunday night behind us, let's see where the numbers fall

 

Poll closes before game 1 vs the Coilers

 

Cheers

[Junkyard Dog]

I know I am in the minority in saying I would have chosen Petey. I wanted Petey as Captain before we gave it to Bo and we only had Petey for one year at that point. 

[Snoop Hogg]

Thuggy Bear will be great, but I would have been happy with Miller.

[King Heffy]

I've always been in favour of the players voting.  At the end of the day, different players respond to different leadership styles.  There's no reason that Miller can't serve a similar role to Kesler with Hank as captain or MacKinnon with Landeskog.

[JeremyCuddles]

Was team Huggy the moment we moved Horvat. He's a gamer, he doesn't wear his heart on his sleeve like Miller, but I don't think that makes him any less competitive. With that said, Miller is a great A. Him and Huggy have their own leadership styles and it'll do well for the room. I wanted to trade Miller, and won't pretend like I didn't. But for a team that wants playoffs he's definitely a guy you want in your corner. Lets just hope we put the right pieces around our 4 key cogs.

[cripplereh]

QH will be fine long as he steps up and makes sure players are on the same page.

[Canuckle]

Petey loathes the media in Vancouver. He didn't want to have to deal with the bulllshit. And frankly I don't blame him.

 

Miller has a big voice, the likely captain in the locker room with the boys but we know he can be bit of a snapshow which is rife for bad PR. No Bueno.

 

Demko likely holds the most stature and respect in terms of leadership, but they can't do the Luongo thing again.

 

Hughes kinda gets the C by default, imo. Not a knock on him at all though-- I'm sure he'll be a fine captain, 'grow into the role, and being the best damn dman in the history of the franchise certainly doesn't hurt his case. Kind hearted, honest, humble etc... it makes sense.

 

Nevetheless, still feels a bit like the choice was thrown on him given the circumstances. Organization wanted to name captain. I mean... could he really say no? (Not that he ever would have) but who else is there. Nobody.

 

Long live Capitan Quinn!

 

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by Canuckle

[Petey the Puck Whisperer]

Running with 4 A's is the most beta shit I could imagine. I'd be embarrassed.

[BestCanuck]

He will grow into it! I love the choice, with his age it matches long term. 
 

Miller will eventually leave or retire. EP & Hughes are key pieces going forward.