Rivet is fine, your captain doesn't always need to be your best player during the game.

If the players want him as captain he's captain.

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Your captain should be your leader.

That being said, Grier's a good choice. He's not hard to notice, and, well, he's black.

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Although Rivet was less effective with one arm, I wouldn't say he was non-existent...

Even with one wing straight-jacketed to his chest he was still throwing checks - imagine how painful that must have been... And every one of his teammates knows what he went through - Thats Grit Baby!!!

Rivet is the toughest SOB on the team, there is no question who El Capitano should be -

C - Rivet
A - Grier (C if Rivet isn't ready at the start of the season)
A - Pominville
A - Gaustad

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Regardless of what any of us think, Rivet in the player's minds, deserves to be the captain and that's good enough for me.

If I had to choose a captain that wasn't the one the player's picked, it'd be Grier. He blocked a slap shot with his ear. That's all I needed to see..

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

rivet, the players chose him. hes a vet, he kicks their asses when they need it, he sticks up for his teammates and he tough as nails (even when hes injured). that being said, once rivets time is over, im all for throwing my hand in with vanek as captian

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FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN

"on the ice now for buffalo, looking for the pass, and gets it, afinogenov, couldnt get the shot away, now HE DOES, HE SCORES!!!! HOLY MACKEREL ROLE THE HIGH LIGHT FILM, MAXIM AFINOGENOV, WHAT A MOVE!!!!.... thats not fair... that was unbelievable"
-R.J. and Lorenz

I remember Rivet blasting Pominville in the back with the puck after he dicked around on a prime scoring chance. I thought it was very captainly.

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mechaphil

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FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN

"on the ice now for buffalo, looking for the pass, and gets it, afinogenov, couldnt get the shot away, now HE DOES, HE SCORES!!!! HOLY MACKEREL ROLE THE HIGH LIGHT FILM, MAXIM AFINOGENOV, WHAT A MOVE!!!!.... thats not fair... that was unbelievable"
-R.J. and Lorenz

1) Rivet
2) Pominville
3) Grier

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Revenge is sweet... Revenge is best served cold... Revenge is ice cream.

1) C Rivet
2) A - Grier
3) A - Gaustad


likely is what we got last year with grier and niedermayer chipping in as veterans
C - Rivet
A - Pominville
A- Roy
A- Gaustad
A - Hecht

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

I say Grier but its still Rivet until he quits

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just call me Brad

Twitter @BUrbanowicz13

Vanek.

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Wheelhouse

Usher Jennifer Hudson Kapoor

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hockey Night in Buffalo

seeing how vanek is our primary scoring threat i do not think he would do well with the added pressure of being captain. i too thought of mentioning his name as an assistant captain but then i wondered if the added pressure would hurt his production.

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

I think the question should be "Who should be captain AFTER this season?" Rivet will be a FA and I'm not sure the Sabres will resign him. (They might do a year long contract based on his play this year, but that remains to be seen)

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"Oh honey, I would but...I don't want to" ~ Karen Walker

My thoughts exactly!

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Revenge is sweet... Revenge is best served cold... Revenge is ice cream.

C Michael Vick
A Rob Johnson
A Peter Pocklington

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

Of course in that Ottawa game, the Sens had nothing to gain (which is why they didn't play their Sabre-killer goalie) and the team was preoccupied trying to constantly feed Alfie, 'cause it was Alfie Day!

SO no, he really doesn't "take over" games.

As far as who should be captain:
Generally you expect that the captain will be the go-to guy. You expect the captain to be a team cornerstone for not only talent, but emotion. Rivet clearly does not fit that bill....at all.

However, there are some other teams around the league where the guy they chose as captain is a bit of a mystery.

My ultimate conclusion?
As is often the case, the players know something the fans don't, which is why they vote for who's captain, not Jack & Joe Blow in Sec 320 Row 5.

Scoring 4 goals isn't exactly a common thing, it's not like it's a pickup street hockey game. He took that game over. Am I saying he should be given the C, probably not. However, when he's healthy, Vanek is a beast. Consider he had a bunch of nagging injuries during the year that he never talked about. That's probably why he didn't have a lot of games like the Ottawa game. When you play like he does, it's really difficult to play through an injury. I really don't understand how people can still hate on Vanek.

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Rest in Peace Nani. 10/3/10

Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

I don't "hate on Vanek", as you put it. I actually like him a lot. I just don't think he is:
A) as much a beast as you claim, and
B) worth the price tag

Thanks again, Edmonton!

If it wasn't for the Briere/Drury debacle, Vanek would be the best Oiler.

If it wasn't for that offer sheet Vanek wouldn't be making that much money.

Stop blaming Vanek for signing that deal, you easily would have done the same thing, especially that young of an age too.

Lowe knew it would be matched but he did it anyway, there was no reason to try and pry him away form Buffalo because he wasn't going anywhere, and I doubt Lowe would have done that had Drury and Briere not left town.

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