"If I had to give my nomination for someone to give the C" to I think leading up to the future here--maybe next season--he would be a great candidate for that," Exelby said. "I think he's that type of guy. He really likes to make sure everybody's up and ready to go every day, not just games but practices. And like I said he's not afraid to have his voice heard and to call someone out if he thinks they're not towing their weight and I think that's exactly what you need for especially a young team."
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For those that don't click on the link.
Exelby is talking about Phaneuf.
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
lol that would be me
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Mar 22, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree 100%. Dion should be the next Captain. And not just ’cause Ulmer said so!
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Mar 22, 2010 4:41 PM EDT reply actions
dammit Kavel you beat me too it
meddling kids! :P
"He'll be fine, he grew up by a nuclear power plant"- Alexander Mogilny
The last three men to be
Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
were guys who are currently on, or are going to be on, banners at the Arena. I dont think we should give the C to anyone unless we think that person can have their name next to Apps, Kennedy, Gilmour etc. Have three ’A’s if you dont have that guy.
Thats why I didnt think it should be Beauch or Komi (or Kaberle).
If Dion is the leader of this team, and if we think he can become an honoured player, then we should give him the C, but not otherwise.
Pesonally, I think he can, so I dont mind them giving dion the C.
Why stop at captain? Dion for Prime Minister!
by CanadianMaple09 on Mar 22, 2010 6:22 PM EDT reply actions
From TSN
“I’m pretty sure he wakes up screaming at six in the morning,” rookie forward Viktor Stalberg said after Monday’s practice. “I don’t know how he does it. I’m still in a half coma until I take a shower in the morning. I’m pretty sure he wakes up screaming at people.”
“If you find a spot where he doesn’t talk that much let me know because I might want to go there sometime,”
Warning: Grammar and spell checking is foreign concepts to me...
by Peanut Butter Rally Time on Mar 22, 2010 7:35 PM EDT reply actions
Everything I hear about Phaneuf suggests to me that he is something like Stifler.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Mar 22, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
haha what a caveman I love this guy.
alarm rings
dion- GNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR RAAAAAAAR RAAAAAR
elisha- oh shit I better get the rocks
dion- GNAAAAR RAAAAR AAAAAAAAR Throws dresser into wall
elisha- here dion throws two large rocks at dion
dion- Auu? ME LIKE. hits rocks together HA HA HA HA Shiney lights!
October 25, 1966. Thank you Lord Kelvin
by Chuck Diesel on Mar 22, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"He definitely has a certain swagger about him," Mitchell added, "even the clothes he wears and stuff like that. He’s got his style and he’s got his swagger and I’m sure it does rub off on guys. It’s a confidence that he walks around with and that’s going to rub off on a lot of the young guys."
Yup
Always follow the Crown Trools
if komi, dion and Viktor can get Kessel to dress better the leafs have best dressed full line potential
Who wants to go to the Olive Garden?
by JaredFromLondon on Mar 22, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
in the following interview: http://mapleleafs.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=802&id=63397
Burke calls Phaneuf “Captain Material” as well
Always follow the Crown Trools
I think we all know the answer to this: Burke for Captain.
Supporter of the Sergei Berezin "Give and Go" - You give me puck, then you go to hell
by bkblades on Mar 23, 2010 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The one surprising thing about this article…..was that they bothered to ask Exelby his opinion on who should be Captain next year. :)
Hard to nominate a Leaf Captain when he is playing for an AHL team
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Mar 23, 2010 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, don’t care much about what Xlb thinks since he is history soon enough. But he had to endure Kovalchuk as captain in Atlanta right? Don’t think that would have been much fun as in I don’t think Kovalchuk was a good captain there. He would know what he is talking about re this topic I suppose.
Anyway, I think Phaneuf is our next captain. He deserves it as long as he doesn’t think he is Robert Orr and goes on those really ‘productive’ rushes we have seen him do. Get over the line and dump the puck in Dion.
Stay within yourself. Play your game, knock the freakin’ shit out of people with awesome open ice hits, intimidate the shit outta the opposition and rally the hell outta our guys all the time as he has been doing.
The kids sure seem to respect him. Love it. Do a job for us Dion whether you are named captain or not!
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