David Backes named as 20th Blues' captain

David Backes named as 20th Blues' captain

Jeremy Rutherford via Twitter

Langenbrunner, Steen, Jackman, and McDonald get the A's

9 months ago Poor College Student 16 comments 2 recs |

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WOO HOO!!!

Now I really have to get a Backes jersey…WITH a C

YAY!!

Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!

by BluesFanFromNE on Sep 9, 2011 10:03 AM CDT reply actions

Good

Now lets all hope that he can keep the young ones in line.

by thesystm on Sep 9, 2011 10:07 AM CDT reply actions

Futures shares in Sauget "gentlemen's clubs" just dropped like a rock.

by BleedBlue42 on Sep 9, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

haha, finally! good for him....now onto the a's!

by nintendofan24 on Sep 9, 2011 10:08 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

fuhuuuuck yeah

Next in the Nate the Great mystery series: Nate the Great searches for a free-agent forward who doesn't blow dicks.

by NateTheGreat. on Sep 9, 2011 10:08 AM CDT reply actions

FINALLY

Finally they give the big C to Captain America!

by IngloriousBackes on Sep 9, 2011 10:12 AM CDT reply actions

A's: Jackman, Steen, Langenbrunner and McDonald.

by oic on Sep 9, 2011 10:12 AM CDT reply actions

You guys are screwed

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Sep 9, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions

I hope Langenbrunner's the assistant captain in charge of the kleenex box.

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by hildymac on Sep 9, 2011 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions

or the alternate captain of exiting of NHL 12

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Sep 9, 2011 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Not surprising...

but still very good to hear.

by Kevin4 on Sep 9, 2011 11:28 AM CDT reply actions

considering captain america is kind of the consensus pick even amougst fans, if there is a lack of leadership on the team we will have to be blaming ourselves as well. perhaps we should be careful what we wih for. perhaps not.

are the blues patching 38 this season? i want a 38 patch

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by Childhood Trauma on Sep 9, 2011 12:28 PM CDT reply actions

They better.

I honest to God would be shocked if they didn’t.

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Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

by hildymac on Sep 9, 2011 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

I can't imagine that he won't take the role seriously

But then again, I say this as a fan who has nothing to base this on except for interviews and demeanor.

by thesystm on Sep 9, 2011 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions

im convinced

brewer took the role seriously, didn’t mean there were not leadership questions (legit or otherwize).

now with backes, the fan and team annointed captain. the draft pick groomed for the job, the team that drafts character over skill, one would hope there will be no mutterings about leadership.

BUT…

if there is…. then what?

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by Childhood Trauma on Sep 9, 2011 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions

There will be some folks out there who will question his leadership on day 1.

And that will be because he didn’t win the Stanley Cup at the first pre-season game. There will also be people who say “Backes is the best captain the team has ever had” even if we go 0-82-0. (The second category will likely be much smaller if the team tanks like that.) I think a lot of Brewer’s criticism came from being injured and being Not Chris Pronger long after Pronger was gone from the Blues. A lot of newer fans don’t have the hate for Brewer being Not Chris Pronger.

We won’t know the answer to “Is David Backes a good captain for the Blues?” until this season’s over. Even at the halfway point of the season, there’s still plenty of time to nosedive or run roughshod into the playoffs.

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by Paperwork Ninja on Sep 12, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions