IBatch Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Strawbone said: I hate to say it, because he seems like a genuinely good guy and a hard worker, but Horvat gave me Eeyore vibes. Always a bit downbeat and glum. Did I ever get the sense that he HATED losing? Not really. And that seemed to permeate through the team a bit. Hughes is gonna have the boys fired up this season! Hard to get pumped up when this guy is leading you on the ice. No offense to Horvat, I think he was just the wrong choice for captain. I had the same vibes from Naslund. Jovo was the right person for the job IMO. That said I can't blame Horvat for anything. Those teams just weren't very good. Edited October 11, 2023 by IBatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 15 hours ago, Brad Marchand said: To me, it felt like Horvat became jaded from all the years he spent on a losing team, which I honestly can't entirely fault him for. Aside from two playoff runs, losing is pretty much all he experienced as a Canuck. I don't think any of us can say with 100% certainty that he stopped believing things could turn around, but there were moments in interviews where you could sense his optimism fade a bit. In that respect, I think it's good that Hughes is taking over the primary leadership role. He's younger, less worn down by years of constant losing, and from my view, more self-assured and just a bit cockier (in a good way). He refuses to accept that things have to be the way they've been for the last several seasons, which is the attitude the team needs right now. Those coaches drained Bo of all his compete level. Remember when he was stuck in the dog house and confined to 3rd line duties when we all saw that he had a very good offensive upside. He was pretty much molded to a top 3rd line checker face off guy. And had to carry so much of our defensive chores. Well with no good defenseman to speak of either. I'm glad he got paid. They're going to get sick of him at 8.5M too probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I can't wait for the season to start for real. I want to see if Hughes is gonna drag people into the fight. And the fight starts tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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