Brewer Will Keep the 'C'

[cprice12]

From JR's Morning Skate...

Blues brass adamant Brewer will keep 'C'
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/p ... 2bc8b.html

The Blues have no plans of changing their captain for the 2010-11 season.
Blues President John Davidson, general manager Doug Armstrong and head coach Davis Payne met with the media for about one hour this morning, and while addressing a variety of topics about the upcoming season, Armstrong emphatically said that defensemen Eric Brewer would remain the captain of the club.
There has been clamoring among the team's fans for the Blues to make a move and give the "C" to a core young player, such as a David Backes, but Armstrong said that you can forget about it.
The question wasn't asked directly if Brewer would remain the captain. The question regarded the potential emergence of the young players as leaders in the locker room. In his answer, Armstrong said: "The one thing I want to clarify . . . Eric Brewer is the captain. He's our captain. There's no question he's going to be our captain. He's going to be part of the leadership group that Davis (Payne) will provide. Eric Brewer was never a problem here. He's a good captain. He has the pulse of this team. He's an Olympian, he's won a gold medal. Eric Brewer is a good captain and Eric Brewer is the captain of our team."
Payne gather a further endorsement.
"He's been in that seat," Payne said. "He's going to be in that seat. He understands how our team is going to function. In situations, there are going to be opportunities for guys to stand up . . . that leadership group that Doug is talking about is going to be all-encompassing. And Eric Brewer is going to be part of that group."
Davidson said the Blues don't have a "next captain" picked out, or a specific player waiting to take that role.
"It's an evolution process," Davidson said. "You may not have your next captain for five years, who knows? It's like going to the Army at West Point. You've got colonels and you've got generals. From that group, people evolve as you get older. There's a lot of kids in (the Blues' locker room) that have been captains of their junior teams. A lot of them have leadership skills. But it will evolve at this level. It will tell us. You love to have your leadership come from within your own room, but that's all part of the process ... it's an interesting process."

[STLBLUESFAN11]

i would've like to see it go to Backes or maybe Oshie. They seem to show emotion on the ice unlike Brewer.

[JPonder94]

i would've like to see it go to Backes or maybe Oshie. They seem to show emotion on the ice unlike Brewer.

OR... they could have given it to Colaiacovo, McDonald, Berglund, Perron, Jackman, Johnson, Sobotka, Janssen, Crombeen, Winchester, Boyes, D'Agostini, McClement, Steen or Polak. Or maybe even Cole or Pietrangelo. Just to name a few.

[fargoblues]

But Oshie is far from Captain material IMHO.

[abc789987]

You may not have your next captain for five years...

Oh god no....

[dmiles2186]

Yeah, I don't think this is a surprise. If the Blues are smart enough to turn him loose after the season is over, they'll finally be able to correct their mistake by naming a new Captain (And it's gotta be Captain America at this point, no?).

[strocklen083]

You may not have your next captain for five years...

This quote scares me the most. Are they seriously considering keeping this guy around after his current contract?! Why create a marketing campaign around your youth core using the most outspoken of them as the spokesman but then turn around and give a vote of confidence to this clown? And then to suggest there might not be a new captain for another 5 years?! Christ....

Can't wait for the STH Q&A session at Fan Fest this year!

[DaDitka]

You may not have your next captain for five years...

This quote scares me the most. Are they seriously considering keeping this guy around after his current contract?! Why create a marketing campaign around your youth core using the most outspoken of them as the spokesman but then turn around and give a vote of confidence to this clown? And then to suggest there might not be a new captain for another 5 years?! Christ....

Can't wait for the STH Q&A session at Fan Fest this year!

Yeah, they can change their latest promotion to pay half now and the other half when we finally rid this organization of Brewer.

You'd probably get more interest.

[JPonder94]

If he stays around for another 5 years, that will be a very hard pill to swallow for me...

...hard enough to keep me from renewing season tickets after he signs a new deal.

[thedoc]

The thought of Brewer around for 5 more years makes me want to drink the kool-aid with the arsenic in it.

[JPonder94]

The thought of Brewer around for 5 more years makes me want to drink the kool-aid with the arsenic in it.

The thought of Brewer around for 5 more years makes me want to ride the escalator at Scottrade.

[Winning Unlimited]

[philco_3]

FRANK

[JCShutout]

The idea of Brewer for another few years, at a significantly reduced price, say, $1.5-$1.8 million per, is ok by me. He can be a fine #3/4 with the right partner.

[glen a richter]

oh god

[JPonder94]

The idea of Brewer for another few years, at a significantly reduced price, say, $1.5-$1.8 million per, is ok by me. He can be a fine #3/4 with the right partner.

I completely agree, but no way that guy comes back as the number one to be the number 3/4. He will still expect good money and he will still get first pairing minutes. You can't just demote a guy like that nowadays; in order for him to be in his proper 3 or 4 spot, he will have to go to another team. It just doesn't work like that.

[ohio BLUES]

The thought of Brewer around for 5 more years makes me want to drink the kool-aid with the arsenic in it.

[JCShutout]

The idea of Brewer for another few years, at a significantly reduced price, say, $1.5-$1.8 million per, is ok by me. He can be a fine #3/4 with the right partner.

I completely agree, but no way that guy comes back as the number one to be the number 3/4. He will still expect good money and he will still get first pairing minutes. You can't just demote a guy like that nowadays; in order for him to be in his proper 3 or 4 spot, he will have to go to another team. It just doesn't work like that.

I share the concern, but I don't think he'd get much more than that in the FA market, and he could still be captain and leader guy, just at a reduced salary.

I could see us paying him more like $2.5 million, which would suck.

[A-Yo!]

OhfatherGodhelpus!!!

[Krigloch the Furious]

why? seriously, why?
Why am I a fan of this god damn team?
I want to fracking stab myself.