Replacing Jumbo Joe
The second in our 'Finding Captains' series, I'm curious who readers believe should take over on from Joe Thornton on what is a drastically remodeled Boston team:
The second in our 'Finding Captains' series, I'm curious who readers believe should take over on from Joe Thornton on what is a drastically remodeled Boston team:
by James Mirtle @ 1:51 PM
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1 Comments:
Wow- I'm surprised to see Murray leading the voting here.
Muzz didn't do much after Joe left, and still remains a pretty big question mark without the big man setting him up.
He's been a great Bruin over the years, and has a hell of a shot. Everybody's hoping that Savard can can spark him up again, but I think that in terms of being a captain, he's gonna have to assert his identity as a goalscorer without Joe first.
Reports out of Boston have Chara being primed for the C, citing Bergeron's age, and the fact that Chara's been leading practice, but as a long time Bruins fan, I'll tell you, that team became Bergeron's the second Joe left for San Jose.
Kevin Paul Dupont might say he's too young, but Stevie Y was a pretty young captain once, too.
Of course, maybe the last thing Bruins fans want is Bergeron or Chara as the Captain.
The last 4 captains have been shipped out of town.
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