Roberto Luongo Steps Down As Vancouver Canucks’ Captain. Who Will Replace Him?

September 13th, 2010 by Joel Prosser Leave a reply »
Finally, the expected has happened.

Roberto Luongo has stepped down as the Vancouver's Canucks captain, as reported by Sportsnet, resolving one of the soap operas surrounding the Canucks currently. (The other drama being Cody Hodgson)

So what does this mean for the Canucks?

Well, for Luongo, this should have a positive effect on his play. Being captain and dealing with the media created more mental pressure on a goalie, a position which is 90% mental to begin with. Luongo obviously had some focus problems at times throughout the year, most notably in the playoffs. Taking this responsibility off his shoulders should help to alleviate that.

Also this was officially his decision to resign the captaincy, so there shouldn't be a negative effect in the locker room, like when Mark Messier ripped the C off Trevor Linden's jersey back in the 90s.

Going forward, who will be the new captain?

The two leading candidates, at least if you listen to the fans calling in to Team 1040, are Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler. Both players have positives and negatives.

Henrik Sedin is definitely the most skilled player on the ...

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