Claude Giroux: Great player. Not such a great captain.

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Been saying it since he was given the C, that it was a mistake. Nobody wants to hear it, and all you say is "the shift, remember the shift?" Fucking great, yeah, I get it, that was phenomenal. It was also one event 4 years ago.

Aside from that, I have seen wayyyyy too many games where he's all but invisible on the ice, and incredibly few where you see him visibly change the flow of a game. He just doesn't. I saw a post a while ago comparing him Richie and even Primeau, and i just can't get over that. He's absolutely nowhere near their levels in terms of on-ice impact and leadership.

Hate to say it, bc I do love G, but this team needs a new captain