Chris Pronger doesn't want to be Captain of the St. Louis Blues anymore. Veteran defenseman Al MacInnis will take over, and Steve Ovadia at Puck Update doesn't understand why:
Pronger said he gave up being captain to concentrate on playing. I never understand when players talk about how hard it is to be captain. What do they have to do? It's not like being captain of a ship. Those guys have a lot of responsibility. But being captain of an NHL team? Come on. There's no steering. You really just have to iron a C on your uniform. I bet there's even someone who can do it for you.
Funny as far as it goes, but there's more to being Captain of an NHL squad than meets the eye. If you look around, there really isn't any handbook as to what the responsibilities of a Captain are, but I did find an interview with Hockey Hall of Fame member Darryl Sittler, where he shared his thoughts on being named Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs:
When they asked me to be captain, I remember thinking,
