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Originally Posted by Brozgalov
I am both for and against this. I see what it did to Richards, and I would like to say this is a bad idea. However, Giroux is not Richards. He seems to be more vocal (although not the oldest leader on the team) and he visibly works harder and gets tons of points so the media can't make up stories about him being lazy. He also seems to be very focused on playing hockey (not partying, which is fine for a 23 year old millionaire imo). And lastly, he says the right things to the media and he has a good relationship with them and the fans...
I am a fan of having a young player take the captaincy given they will be with the club for their career and therefore 8 years from now, Giroux will be much better of a captain than someone who was recently named one.
I just don't really like the idea of a finesse player being a captain... I like tough guys...
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When did Richards ever not work hard? That was his entire thing. Him being a quiet captain was justified by people because he was a "leader by example".