Dion Phaneuf to be named next Leafs captain

[BostonAJ]

Not that we didn't see this coming. According to TSN...

Sources tell TSN that the Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to name Dion Phaneuf as the club's 17th captain next week.

The team is holding a press conference on Monday, where the club says it will make an announcement and unveil a new Maple Leafs sweater.

Toronto has been without a captain since Mats Sundin did not re-sign with the team after the 2007-08 season. The club also went without a captain for three seasons between 1986 and 1989.

Last season, Tomas Kaberle, Mike Komisarek, Francois Beauchemin, and Phaneuf were each alternate captains for the Maple Leafs.

He played very well for Toronto and looked like the right man for the job.

 

[puckhead]

Al. Al Batross.

 

[HamiltonsDropped]

how long s he signed for? (yes, I AM too lazy to go to nhlnumbers.com, still on first cup of coffee)
Is he there long term?

 

[HamiltonsDropped]

Al. Al Batross.

lol...

Some leafs fan HAS to get a jersey with that on the back! Would be too funny.

 

[puckhead]

how long s he signed for? (yes, I AM too lazy to go to nhlnumbers.com, still on first cup of coffee)
Is he there long term?

4 more years, at a salary ranging from $7m to 5.5m

and if that's the 'face of your franchise', you's in deep shit.
/ugly joke, as well as a stab at his lack of character (me , me, me!).

 

[dash]

I just don't see the point of putting all this pressure on Dion, he's not exactly the most media savvy/friendly guy to start with. Those jackals like Simmonds and Cox are frothing at the mouth.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

lol...

Some leafs fan HAS to get a jersey with that on the back! Would be too funny.

with the number 210

 

[Automattic]

wow. Maybe just because he'll be one of the few that can stay injury free all year?

 

[dash]

Well, that didn't take Cox long. Already he's hoping Dion will tone the chatter down (compares him to a woodpecker).

Man, good luck Dion.

Cox: Phaneuf has his work cut out in captain?s chair - thestar.com

 

[puckhead]

certainly a backhanded compliment:
Few athletes radiate obvious leadership qualities, and Phaneuf certainly isn’t one of those who does. .........

He was a captain once before in peewee hockey, and not since. Not with the Southgate Lions of the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. Not in four years with the Red Deer Rebels in the Western Hockey League. Not in two stints with the national junior team. Not in Calgary with the Flames, a team that had a strong captain in Jarome Iginla, a young man who reeks of leadership in a way Phaneuf never could.


I like it

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Apparently the Leafs have nice new uniforms as well. They need something to talk about because there really isn't any point in talking about the draft.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Beauchemin should have been made captain in my opinion. Respected, gritty player who has won a cup while playing a key role.

Dion will always think he's captain anyway, so it's not like this is going to give him a confidence boost or anything.

 

[TOX1]

lol...

Some leafs fan HAS to get a jersey with that on the back! Would be too funny.

lol No doubt.

We could all chip in and get one for DE.

Naah....fuck that!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

just listening to Dreger on the radio and he says in todays Toronto Sun, they had 7 pages of Dion related captaincy stories

lol

 

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just listening to Dreger on the radio and he says in todays Toronto Sun, they had 7 pages of Dion related captaincy stories

lol

I'd rather see 7 pages of Elisha in the Toronto Sun...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I'd rather see 7 pages of Elisha in the Toronto Sun...

7 pages of Paraguay world cup girl for me please

Cell Phone-Bosomed Paraguay Girl Is The Star Of The World Cup So Far

 

[dash]

Burke throws all Leafs veterans under the bus...

Over the timeframe of almost two years we felt that we didn't have anybody that could match up historically with previous captains. To my right are three of the greatest captains in Maple Leaf history (Armstrong, Sittler, Clark). We have basically a wall of history in our dressing room right now where all the greatest leaders in Maple Leaf history are commemorated. Lots of great pictures. We felt that we didn't have a player until the last couple of months of last season who would be able to be worthy of being a captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs."

 

[Automattic]

7 pages of Paraguay world cup girl for me please

Cell Phone-Bosomed Paraguay Girl Is The Star Of The World Cup So Far

Wow, that would be a pleasant change from being "Butt Dialed"...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Dion Phaneuf. Looking comfortable

God I love this picture. Honestly, who sits like that?

Dion Phaneuf, the new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, that's who. Looking and sounding about as comfortable during yesterday's press conference as a rookie being introduced to the media for the first time.

From Steve Simmons:

Dion Phaneuf had just completed his first official act as captain of the Maple Leafs, reading from his own prepared text, when he walked off the stage and located Pat Park, the club’s media-relations director.

“How was that?” Phaneuf asked, in need of an answer.

“Did I read it pretty good?”

Park assured him he had done just fine.

The newest captain of the Leafs, in his first moment wearing the C, needed to hear that.

Sounds like a confident dude.

 

[sTyLnK]

Always felt Dion was overrated. Personally the only thing he is good for is big hits. His defense is suspect. With the C now though, prove me wrong Mr. Phaneuf.