I love the Stanley Cup playoffs and as a true Canadian I am still weary that Canadians will not be the best team but still have the best players. Its been 15 years since a Canadian team won the Cup and I have found that I will always cheer for a Canadian team in the playoffs, even if it is the Canadiens (I'm a Leafs fan, sadly).Last I checked I think Canadians make up about 50% of the league but I think they make up the majority of the captains. Till this day all captains to have hoisted the Cup have been Canadian (except for one - Darien Hatcher - Dallas Stars in 1999). So part of me is still happy that Canadian players still make the best leaders on ice. However, what does it have to say for the other non-Canadian players who have Europeans as captains of their team? Do they not have what it takes to win the cup or is just a coincidence? Honestly, I think its a bit of both.
Either way - I miss watching hockey, the playoffs, triple OT games that run til 2am and of course watching the Cup get hoisted at the end of it all.
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Wasn't Joe Nieuwendyk captain when the Stars won the cup?
No, I remember it clearly as they beat the Sabres and talking to a friend about it. I think he was assistant.
Lidstrom has put the argument to bed on the Euro-captains. Toronto's been praying it would be Mats Sundin. Not to be.
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