Did The Canadiens Make The Right Decision Naming Nick Suzuki Captain? | SDP
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- Steve, Jesse and Adam discuss the Montreal Canadiens decision to name young forward Nick Suzuki the 31st captain in franchise history. Was this the right call? Who else do you think it could have been?
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I think Steve nailed it. One thing that I think is especially important for Montreal specifically, Suzuki spent his summer and lives near full time in the city. He's embraced what it means to be a Canadiens player and has grown to love the community. There are certain expectations and commitments required of a Canadiens captain, and Suzuki checks every possible box. Throw in the contract and his on ice production, and he became the obvious choice.
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It's always funny as a fan of a team listening to people, who have no clue about said team and cheer on another team, talk about your team. So hilarious and out of touch. "I can't speak French and don't understand it"(Proceeds to tell everyone what French media is like and what they talk about). Painful.
That was so painfull to watch ... 😳
Did'nt he kill you guys just 2 years ago in the playoffs ?
Please don't put all the french medias in the same category as 25 Stanley. For example, go listen to guys like Dany Dubé or Martin McGuire from 98,5FM.
Guy’s clueless yet speaking from a position of authority on a subject he clearly has no clue about. Ridiculous stuff.
Montreal players: Yes!
Montreal management: Yes!
Montreal fans: Yes!
Some podcasters in Toronto: But did they?
(just chirping, love you guys)
Steve generalizing franco medias based on a few garbage blogs? Nothing he said is a daily occurence and I'm pretty sure the same garbage happens in TO as well. Keep it real guys.
Steve : I don't understand french
Also Steve : Let me tell you everything you need to know about french medias
As a bilingual canadiens fan who's followed french coverage of the canadiens for decades, finding obscure examples over the span of decades doesn't mean anything. Once a year, some member of a small-time french media outlet takes it too far, but for the most part, it's proffessional and respectful of player's personal lives. Please guys. Stick to what you know. It just looks like leafs fans dumping on the habs, like what you will find on a sportsnet forum. Shameful.
As a bilingual habs fan, the french media goes too far more than once a year. Basically the whole drouin saga got started because of the media.
@@philippeleblond2147 Drouin is a diva. He was a problem in Tampa, and he's been a problem in Montreal. I don't see what the media has to with it. If anything they are always defending him, while most fans give Drouin a hard time, not because he is french, but because he is frail, afraid to get hit, stays in the periphery and is always getting injured.
@@pixelj4877 bruh the media was always on him when he wasn't playing well basically every french journalist from tva sports was doing daily articles bashing drouin... if he wasn't french canadian nobody would bat an eyelash at him...
I don't think it's fair to single out french coverage of MTL but *local* coverage in both languages I think does get more personal than in Toronto. I remember even the CBC morning show on the radio getting into personal controversy about Galchenyuk when I was there. I think it comes from literally everyone in the city being a big fan and that national English TV coverage doesn't pay much attention.
I honestly loved the media coverage of the Habs when I lived there - they just go really deep compared to other places.
If there's a knock against Gallagher in terms of potential captaincy, it's absolutely the future. Do you want Gallagher as captain in 2022? I think he'd be a great choice. Do you want him as captain in five years? Not as easy. The Habs don't do anything important for the short-term. Legacy, longevity, these are exceptionally important to them and their culture. So it doesn't shock me that they went with the 23 year old with good alts around him.
Also, I love this obsession with the idea that Dom Ducharme was a bad coach. It's hysterical every single time it gets spat out. 🤣
There is something else, him and the referees are not on good terms as far as I know(not taken seriously)
did the avs make the right decision naming Gabe Landeskog captain in 2012? I'd say yes, and i don't think it's too far off what the canadiens did here
A trashy blog equals Montréal media!?
WTF, it’s like saying that 6buzz represents Toronto media, smh…
I live in NYC now, and hearing "Canadians" hockey is "tabloid" and the Leaf's isn't is absolutely hilarious.
MTL fan here, MTL’s media is by far the worst in the game, they are mostly all scumbags
Firstly, it's not "Canadians" hockey, it's "Canadiens" hockey. Secondly, I doubt very much you have any exposure at all to the French media in NYC which is what is being discussed as "tabloid". The way the French media covers the team compared to the English media is like night and day.
Good point
Toronto media equally bad
@@Veopoz wrong... read much?
@@rorygillmore6555 not tabloids like Toronto Sun
To kick off the topic talking about a local kid that was a fan for his local team…. Of course he would be. But let’s make EVEN this about the leafs
It is a Toronto podcast with Steve dangle... and they are all leafs fans... go watch game over Montreal from that finals run if this doesn't work for you... it's all the ammo you guys are going to have on us for the next 5 years... better study up... lol
@@rorygillmore6555 You haven't ever had any ammo in your entire lifetime. How does it feel to support the most incompetent franchisein the history of the NHL and never ever see thenm win anything? Despite the fact that the Leafs have always been pathetic, clowns like you keep yapping away. SMH.
Suzuki is the right guy, he plays a well rounded 200 foot game, mature as ever for a 23 year old, and will be a player that their young prospects will look up to for years to come.
To me Suzuki reminds me of Horvat at his age. The situations are different as the Canucks had the Sedins and Kesler at first, so Horvat did not get top line minutes immediately and wasnt leaned on as heavily, but both are good centers who have shown they can perform in the playoffs and when it matters. Neither are going to score 50 or put up 110 points but they are captains for reasons other than just pure production.
The other issue beyond _"the future"_ is if you make Gally the Captain he has to talk to the refs, and I don't think they like him very much
Suzuki was their only choice, most other players are on the trade block. Gallagher is a case in itself, but he's disqualified since every NHL ref hates him with a passion
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Did these three Stooges make the right decision choosing to be Leafs fans?
I was surprised it wasn't Gally but if anyone is going to wear the C it should be Suzuki. Sometimes you need to change things up and the team captain is no exception. Given this year will be a writeoff for the Habs he'll have a year without a microscope on him.
He's taking French lessons, he's humble, a great 2 way player. He's got a ton of potential.
One thing you dont understanf steve is that our media dont make news on shinanigans one time every month or two like you said..
What youre talking about is called the leaf nation
Gally could also get picked up at any moment by another team via trade in the next couple of years.. why name him captain when you're listening to offers for the guy?
The Jersey ads are a disgrace
Giving him the C raises his stock...
That stock will be traded one day for another C.
100% It seems these days that NHL teams want thier captain to grow into the role and I believe Suzuki is the guy to let do that! Gally will be there to help aswell!
I don't know. I've seen how destructive forcing a captain c on a young skilled guy prematurely can be. Joe Thornton wore that burden in both Boston, and San Jose and in neither situation was it a good idea. To me you give it to Gallagher. He's a heart and soul guy who's been with your team forever. He's had great success and he's had his rough moments. But he's always there and he always gives it his all. 3 years from now when his wheels have fallen off and he's no longer effective by all means at that point give it to the kid who's now more seasoned. It just seems like a bad idea to me to give a guy a captain c when you don't even know for sure what kind of player he's going to be yet. And that's the issue you are creating here you don't fully know the player he's going to be right now. If he never progresses beyond being a 20 goal 60 point guy and he's your captain that's kind of an issue. Especially when he's a loosing faceoff man and he doesn't block all that much and he doesn't hit all that much, and he's not great when it comes to giveaways vs takeaways. I get that he's got a reputation as a 2 way guy but lets be frank as things currently stand he's no Patrice Bergeron. He might grow into that but that's all the more reasons to wait and see. Making him captain now doesn't make much sense to me.
I love Gally, and think that honestly, they should've given him the C instead of Weber back when Pacioretty was traded. But while he's a good role model for the younger guys, as he leads by example, I think Suzuki was the better choice today, in 2022. He's a guy who has been handling the pressure of the Montreal media bubble for several years now - in fact, he deals with the media very well...Gallagher always looks awkward and stilted in that role. Nick has committed to this team for the long-term - he has an 8-year extension kicking in this year. Gallagher has 5 years left on his deal, but I think that his future with the team is a lot more uncertain...the way he plays the game leaves him more vulnerable to injury as he ages and picks up more stress on his body, and if he stays healthy and plays okay, I think Montreal is going to try to move him before he starts to have injury issues. And actually, I could see him asking for a trade at some point too, looking to capitalize on his skill in another market which is a little bit closer to winning a Cup than Montreal. And I think Nick has the temperament for the role (to be fair, so does Gallagher).
Jake Allen said in an interview that had it been up to a players' vote, Suzuki would have been the unanimous choice. And that says a lot I think. It means that they think he's right for the role, that he can handle it. They know him a lot better than the fans do, so I'm going to trust their opinion on this one. Young captains do sometimes work out. Crosby, Landeskog, Toews...they are some of the youngest captains in NHL history (not to mention McDavid, who IS the youngest ever named captain). Suzuki will be fine I think.
I thought for sure it would be Gallagher. Remember when he was extended and Bergevin choked up about what he means to the team? If you're not going to give the captaincy to him, move him.
They shouldve waited to see how their new core pans out. Really makes no sense to do what is popular in the moment.
It’s a tabloidy/gossipy as you would see for Real Madrid etc…
Need to handle the pressure of being Captain on a Canadian team...
lol you guys think theyll be in the playoff mix?
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Habs want Bedard.
This year's Habs chant is "No! Habs! No!"
Habs won't finish bottom 10
Naming Suzuki is another head scratcher for me. To young to soon and not enough production to warrant it. Considering we will be getting high draft picks for the next few years i would have gave it to a vet while we wait and see who of the young guys really emerges as a leader and producer.
He's 23 and has a career high 61 points. I can't see how that's necessarily too young nor how it isn't enough production. Also, I have no doubt that players have somewhat of a say when it comes to things like this, and from all things I've heard from both players and staff Suzuki is an intelligent and mature individual.
@@lemurking6896 61 points for a 1st line center is not good production especially with -29
@@rocheetoile649 I think you're doing him a disservice by not acknowledging he's on the team that finished dead last, which justifies both his +/- and point total (which lead the team)
Habs are doing him a disservice because that C comes with accountability. They've done everything to tank before the year has even started so i don't get why you'd have a 23 yo who still has room to improve in that position
@@rocheetoile649 I agree there's accountability in general when it comes to a Captain but anyone who seriously thinks the Habs will be competitive and try to hold him accountable for the team's shortcomings would probably be upset with the team regardless of who the captain is. What's more important is for the team to form an identity around a core of players who WANT to be there and have the potential to win championships. You see in organizations like Buffalo and Arizona how toxic environments and a lack of identity can kill a rebuild so I'm glad the Habs are committing to their core and showing faith in them to grow into the future.
Yes Steve, we are a pretty weird cringy, corny, dramashit nation over here! I'm 31, pure Qc and I'm realizing day by day....
Suzuki said that if they don’t compete for the playoffs why bother to play?
I think the habs will make the playoffs this year.. but I don't agree with them making Nick the Captain.. maybe alternate Captain with the A him Gally and who ever else. Let him grow into that first.. I think putting the C on anyone in MTL or TOR needs to be a bit older to be able to handle the pressure of a big market team. I hope he can do it but its going to take about 3 years .. I would of gave it to Gally