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Originally Posted by skiiipi
Captain of a team is not always the "best" player of the team, its the guy with the most experience and highest level of leadership, guys like Sakic or Iginla have proven themselves to be leaders, Crosby on the other hand, is still a few years away from being a true leader.
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It's also someone who has the respect of the other players. I don't know if that would be Crosby - true or not, he has a rep as a bit of a whiner, and while there are probably few players who don't admire his skill, I suspect there are several who don't hold a lot of respect for him. That's not someone you want as your team captain.
I think Iginla garnered himself a LOT of respect with the other players with that Linden thing... Linden was well-respected around the league, and Iggy showing him props like that must have made a good impression - he SHOWED the respect that it takes to EARN respect.