Does the Captain of a team always have to be a GREAT player? Is being a "C" more about locker room morale?

While you ponder that, I'll get to the point:

Can you bench the fucking captain if he sucks (cough-RIVET-cough)---or is that just bad for morale?

I believe the Captain of your team needs to be a skilled player that has leadership skills and can get the other players fired up or calmed down when the team isn't playing well. On the sabres current roster it would be very tough to have a captain because their really isn't anyone deserving of it other than Miller.

True.

It really does say a lot that nobody jumps out as captain-worthy, other than Miller.

I realize it's a bit unorthodox to have a Goalie be Captain, but wasn't Luongo or somebody a "C" at one time?

Miller really should be capatin.

Does the Captain of a team always have to be a GREAT player? Is being a "C" more about locker room morale?

While you ponder that, I'll get to the point:

Can you bench the fucking captain if he sucks (cough-RIVET-cough)---or is that just bad for morale?

Buffalo had a leader, and he may be able to be had again. His name was Chris Drury. This is the type of player that leads by example. Do I mean bring Drury back? No, but look for a guy with those qualities, yes.

Immeidately comes to mind:

--Drury was the one who posted a picture of the Cup on the lockerroom wall.
--Drury scored in the fianl seconds of game 5 (2007 semi's)against the Rangers, sending it to OT where Max scored the winning goal. That was a pivotal game, since the series was then 3-2 Buffalo.
--Drury took a puck to the face toward the very end of game 5 in the 2007 ECF. He was down on the ice, bleeding. Then, off to the locker room. DON'T LOOK NOW! Before you knew it, he was back out on the ice in OT trying to keep the season alive.

Leader.

I thought that goalies couldn't be captains or alternates anyways... Mainly cuz the refs didnt want Goalies leaving their crease... isnt that right?

It's worked well in Chicago with Toews, who was also made Captain at 20. I think Myers is the one player who commands the awe of his teammates, and if he speaks next season the others will listen. I normally would agree with you on a 2nd year man, but Myers is the exception to a lot of rules.

Good point.

The more I think about it, the more I feel it's something this team should seriously consider.

You can't make a 19 year old rooke with hardly 50 games played a captain. Come on now.

We're talking about next season, Kneegrow, not this season. Oh, and he's 20 now, remember.