So, the Sabres made Rivet captain and pay him $3.5 million a year, and usually he's a healthy scratch.
Clearly, age has caught up with the guy, but I'm confused about a few things.
First, I remember a few years ago when NHLN first came on the air- the coach of TB or some other struggling team made their captain a healthy scratch to make a point, and all the hockey pundits were making a huge deal out of it. Is it commonplace for captains to be healthy scratches now? Or are we the only ones who do it because we were dumb enough to pay a lot of money to a guy who no longer has the physical ability to play the game?
Second, why don't the Sabres just name someone else captain? It's weird to see two A's and no C's out there for our side. Is there some etiquette or unwritten rule about not changing C's during a season?
Clearly, age has caught up with the guy, but I'm confused about a few things.
First, I remember a few years ago when NHLN first came on the air- the coach of TB or some other struggling team made their captain a healthy scratch to make a point, and all the hockey pundits were making a huge deal out of it. Is it commonplace for captains to be healthy scratches now? Or are we the only ones who do it because we were dumb enough to pay a lot of money to a guy who no longer has the physical ability to play the game?
Second, why don't the Sabres just name someone else captain? It's weird to see two A's and no C's out there for our side. Is there some etiquette or unwritten rule about not changing C's during a season?
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