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bonin21 said:
Pitlick transfers to Mankato. Ya, he hated Motzko.
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I'm sure Motzko was much more demanding of Pitlick than all of the other players on the roster. He obviously had a very tight relationship with his teammates, too.

See ya.
 

Well good luck Rhett, earlier end to his season should give him more time to work on signing a pro contract next spring I suppose.
 

He's stuck between very good and not quite NHL.

Maybe he will find what he needs. It doesn't look good, but it's also a bit complicated too.
 




Ya, that is ridiculous. 4 players wearing the C means you couldn't find one worthy enough of wearing the C.
 

bonin21 said:
Ya, that is ridiculous. 4 players wearing the C means you couldn't find one worthy enough of wearing the C.
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I have to give you credit. You are the master of finding something to complain about. What next? Complaining about the size of the popcorn kernels at Mariucci?
 





People that know hockey are all laughing at the decision. Doesn't surprise me that those with maroon and gold glasses are trying to act like it's somehow a good decision.
 

bonin21 said:
People that know hockey are all laughing at the decision. Doesn't surprise me that those with maroon and gold glasses are trying to act like it's somehow a good decision.
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I think it's strange but captains are elected by the players so if that's how they see it I really don't care.

The irony of your commentary is that you're so fixated on not being a homer that you're just as incapable of being objective as the rest of us.
 

Gophers1992 said:
I think it's strange but captains are elected by the players so if that's how they see it I really don't care.

The irony of your commentary is that you're so fixated on not being a homer that you're just as incapable of being objective as the rest of us.
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The coach needs to not give in to the players on everything and surely it's not just the players voting. Say there is going to be one captain and let them elect and then roll with that. Maybe two Cs is okay. 4 is not okay.
 



TNGophfan said:
I actually kind of agree with him for a change.
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Why? I have been on teams with 4-5 captains. No problem at all. Everybody was a good leader and their teammates wanted them to be recognized for that. There are coaches who make the entire senior class captains. And that can work well. Theory is that by picking one or two, you are taking the load of responsibility off the rest of the senior class and putting it on a couple of guys. Either way, it's a ridiculous take to just assume that if you have "too many" captains then you don't really have a qualified one.
 

bonin21 said:
People that know hockey are all laughing at the decision. Doesn't surprise me that those with maroon and gold glasses are trying to act like it's somehow a good decision.
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I think I know hockey extremely well and I am not laughing.
 

Crosby said:
Why? I have been on teams with 4-5 captains. No problem at all. Everybody was a good leader and their teammates wanted them to be recognized for that. There are coaches who make the entire senior class captains. And that can work well. Theory is that by picking one or two, you are taking the load of responsibility off the rest of the senior class and putting it on a couple of guys. Either way, it's a ridiculous take to just assume that if you have "too many" captains then you don't really have a qualified one.
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In what, high school?

Taking a load of responsibility off? What are they, ten years old? Someone should want to lead. When something happens, leaders step up and talk to the group. Or go talk to the ref.

Watch, all the Cs will just look at each other when stuff goes down this year.
 

bonin21 said:
In what, high school?

Taking a load of responsibility off? What are they, ten years old? Someone should want to lead. When something happens, leaders step up and talk to the group. Or go talk to the ref.

Watch, all the Cs will just look at each other when stuff goes down this year.
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Yes, in high school. Does that somehow mean it's magically different?

You aren't understanding my point about removing responsibility. I think every senior on the team should have the responsibility to be a leader. By selecting captains in the first place, in some ways you are letting the other seniors off the leadership hook. I'm not arguing that's the only way to do it. I am arguing that there is validity to this approach. You, on the other hand, immediately jump to... "that's a dumba$$ decision". Like you do for most things.

I'll be willing to bet that none of those kids will stand and stare at each other this year.
 


Who cares on how many Captains the team has and who cares if others are laughing at it? It is a nothing burger. Bonin just likes to find something to bitch about and to add to his hatred of Bob. I'm sure when the Gophers don't go 36-0, Bonin will blame each loss on the fact the Gophers have 6 players wearing letters. I have never seen a "fan" of a team try so hard to find anything to be negative about.
 


Crosby said:
Why? I have been on teams with 4-5 captains. No problem at all. Everybody was a good leader and their teammates wanted them to be recognized for that. There are coaches who make the entire senior class captains. And that can work well. Theory is that by picking one or two, you are taking the load of responsibility off the rest of the senior class and putting it on a couple of guys. Either way, it's a ridiculous take to just assume that if you have "too many" captains then you don't really have a qualified one.
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Too many cooks. I may be wrong on this but multiple captains and multiple assistant captains speaks to me like there is not a true leader. Maybe that's fine and it works out but to me, kind of like having 2 QB's in football. Can work but rarely does. Time will tell. I, like most, have no idea whether it will work well or not. Just my opinion.
 

I mean I appreciate the C tradition in hockey as much as the next guy but it is somewhat of an outdated tradition too. You really think if say Luke Mittelstadt says something in the locker room guys are saying "shut up you're not a captain".

There's no limit to how many leaders a team can have, the C is just symbolic.
 

C is only symbolic if you make it that. And that's what the Gophers have done to it. But it still means something elsewhere until they, too, make a mockery of it.
 

Based on practice lines here are my forward line predictions
1 Ziemer-Moore-Snuggy
2 Wood-Huglen-Lamb
3/4 Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Nevers
3/4 Falloon/Mittelstadt-Clark-Kurth

Ziemer instead of Wood on line one so someone is there to do the dirty work Moore and 81 wont
 

bonin21 said:
Based on practice lines here are my forward line predictions
1 Ziemer-Moore-Snuggy
2 Wood-Huglen-Lamb
3/4 Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Nevers
3/4 Falloon/Mittelstadt-Clark-Kurth

Ziemer instead of Wood on line one so someone is there to do the dirty work Moore and 81 wont
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Yup

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bonin21 said:
People that know hockey are all laughing at the decision. Doesn't surprise me that those with maroon and gold glasses are trying to act like it's somehow a good decision.
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At the very most, like very most, people who know hockey might have thought something like “huh, that’s a lot of captains.” Anyone that is laughing or having any intense reaction to this needs to seek guidance from a mental health professional.
 

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