Philadelphia Flyers: Why Claude Giroux Should Not Be Captain Yet

January 15th, 2013 by Dan Kelley Leave a reply »
The Philadelphia Flyers began training camp on Sunday in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Skate Zone in Voorhees as the Flyer faithful turned out to celebrate the start of a new, albeit shortened season. 

Many fans and analysts alike also believe they were witnessing the beginning of the Claude Giroux era, as reports like this one from USA Today's Dave Isaac have speculated that Giroux is in line to take over Chris Pronger's role sooner rather than later. 

The decision seems to be an obvious one to most Flyers fans. Anyone who would attempt to argue that Giroux is not the face of the Flyers would be hard-pressed to explain why hockey fans voted him the face of EA Sports' NHL 13. His popularity, talent and leadership are all undeniable attributes, and his work ethic has allowed the Flyers to distance the franchise from the "party boy" reputation that former captain Mike Richards and his partner in crime, Jeff Carter, brought upon the team.

It appears the team has a vacancy in the top leadership role, as an NHL.com training camp report captured GM Paul Holmgren's pessimism with regards to Pronger's future as a player:

"Down th ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NHL
Article written by

Advertisement

Comments are closed.