Interesting quote in here that's previously been unreported...
Quote:
During the offseason, at their annual "Skate of the Union" event in July, the Predators formally announced the 25-year-old Weber, a Canadian Olympian and one of the game's best at his position, as their captain following the trade of former captain Jason Arnott to New Jersey.
However, coach Barry Trotz said on Friday that the message already had been delivered to Arnott that he would no longer be the captain, even if he had remained.
"We were changing the captain regardless and [Arnott] could support Shea or not -- that type of thing," Trotz said. "Then [general manager David Poile] found a deal that made sense for Jason and so we made a deal and we got Matt Halischuk, who we always liked. And then we were able to go out and change the dynamics of our team by bringing in Matt Lombardi. So we went from a big, skilled centerman to sort of a quick, skilled centerman, which is OK.
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=5...id=rss-manasso
Thoughts?