01-21-2009, 02:31 PM
If wearing the C came from Points then Lidstrom wouldn't be wearing the C, and Yzerman wouldn't have worn if for so many years. The C comes from having the respect of your team. If you can demand the respect of young and old players alike, then you deserve the C. Yzerman was able to do that. He could influence anybody on that bench just by giving them a look. If I were one of the veteran players on the penguins, whether it be Boucher or Gonchar, I'd be pissed. So what if Crosby is #3 in scoring. That's what you get when you're depended on for points. And let's face it, aside from Crosby and Malkin, who do they have that is consistent at scoring goals? I can tell you the Wings have Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Hossa, Franzen, and Hudler. You can depend on at least one of them getting a point during the game. Maybe that's why Detroit is the last team in the league to have at least 1 goal in every game.