Ahh, but the apparel oft proclaims the man.
Seriously, if there were locker room problems last year, like many here claimed, and those problems have the potential to spill over into this year, I trust that the players will pick a captain who is most able to fix or mitigate those problems.
That's the way I've always felt about it. Beat them with hockey plays. A lot of fans, though, like to see face washes and things like our player hooking the other guy in the balls at the faceoff circle. That's not tough-guy hockey, IMO; it's usually just a penalty kill and a barrier to running 4 strong lines, which a lot of teams can't match. Even those with chippahs.
If we get even one of those two, no way we should lose more than 2-3 games. Teams would be going Michigan on us and canceling games throughout the year. The biggest question will be whether Jax can avoid winning the dreaded Penrose and not get the axe, which is already a little dull from use this year.
All we know about this staff is that they have been playing prevent since getting two top recruits. Blais would have kept the pedal to the metal.
Oh I believe in yesterday.