Gary Roberts for captain and NOT Sidney Crosby?

Question

Gary Roberts for captain and NOT Sidney Crosby?

Answer 1

Leaf Enforcer: Is all you do sit at home and just pout because Sidney Crosby was a better hockey player at the age of 10 than you were ever in your life. Stop Hating!

Answer 2

But...WWGRD is the real question.

Answer 3

I don't think that's so great a move. Scary Gary is awesome, but he gets hurt alot and misses quite a few games. And a captain can't miss alot of games like he does, it defeats the purpose. Isn't Roberts an Alternate Captain?? That's still good for him.

Answer 4

Roberts is old and should retire.  He can't stay in a city for more than a couple of years before they figure he isn't worth it.  Since the beginning of this Milena his average games played is lucky if it is half a season.  Why would you make him Captain?  

I think Crosby is better motivation to the young team members who can relate to him more.  Especially the half dozen Penguins who were born after when Roberts had already started playing in the NHL.

Answer 5

no way, obvsiouly sidney is better as captain, he is a way better front runner, and he brings in alot of money, plus hes young and inspires young hockey players

Answer 6

I totally agree.  Gary Roberts is hard working, vocal, motivated, an NHL veteran with experience, and has good leadership skills.  Crosby's just a kid who's a skilled player.  Skill does not translate to leadership.  You can argue that he's "leading by example" but I feel that a player (though not the best, but one who works hard and is very driven) like Gary Roberts is a better example to follow than a 20-year-old kid who's just good.  Sure he's good, but he doesn't have the charisma to motivate his team to follow.

Gary Roberts or someone with more than 3 NHL seasons under his belt should be captain.

I feel what Ovechkin did was really selfless.  He was offered the captaincy as well, but declined it because he said his English wasn't good enough.  That shows Ovechkin values leadership in a captain, (obviously someone who can't speak English would not translate into a good leader) not just skill.

Answer 7

Dude stop crying already .....we get the point

P.S i think you are that kid Ryan in disguise

H.V ..Nikolai had to take a leak i'm your new loader

Fire at will

i'm bringing it all dude including my beer

I'll bring these guys.  can you see the "odd" man in this pick?

http://www.checkingline.com/wp-content/u...

Answer 8

Not enough influence with the team.

Answer 9

Nikolai, pass me the rocket launcher.

Shock - Alright. You bring the HEAT Seeker and Anti-Tank launcher too right?

Shock - Sounds like a plan. I got some boys coming in a Mil Mi-24 as well.

Mil Mi-24

http://www.fahad.com/pics/mil_24_hind_mo...

Shock - Haha!!

Answer 10

I agree he is a bit more intimidating

he should be president too lol

Answer 11

They should give the captaincy to Hal Gill because apparently everyone loves Hal Gill...stupid pylon had to ruin the Rangers/Penguins series. ><

Answer 12

Crosby is the future of that franchise... not Gary Roberts.

Also, with all due respect to the heart of Gary Roberts and his hockey smarts, you must have your Captain playing in as many games as possible and Roberts has far too many injury woes for such a forecast to be "attractive":

Crosby... even if it is evident that you hate him... is a gifted player who yaps a little too much.  He makes the players around him better and inspires his team with some brilliant play more often than most can provide.  He reminds me a lot of one of your (our) past Captains (for the Leafs) - Doug Gilmour.... but Crosby does not have the (a) 'play like c**p until they trade me' record or (b) the 'settle out of court on stat. rape charges with my babysitter 'cos I slept with her behind my wife's back' record that Gilmour had even before he went to the Leafs.

   From that perspective, Crosby is a great player, who will be with the Franchise for his entire career, with a clean "record" off the ice!  He sounds like a good Captain to me!

   Now, if Crosby had Ovechkin's personality and constantly visible zest for the game, I think many would be more accepting of him and the league would be in even more heaven over him!

Answer 13

Okay, you don't like Sidney Crosby. We get it.

Answer 14

wth is your beef w/Sid? Did he not return your e-mails?

Answer 15

Why not Evgeni Malkin?

Doesn't matter.

They're all good.

:)

Go Pens.!!!