Almost from the time the Flyers called Mike Richards name in the draft, there was talk that he would one day be the captain of this team.
"On Wednesday, that speculation became a reality, as the 23-year-old fourth year center was named as the 17th captain in franchise history, according to general manager Paul Holmgren." *
"After having four captains in the last four seasons, Richards is likely to be in that position for awhile. His 12-year contract extension, signed last December, kicks in this season." *
When asked for a comment, Richards had this to say:
“It’s obviously a privilege to be part of such a traditional organization, and be captain of it,” he said. “I am going to do my best to do it. We have a lot of great team leaders right now on our team, and you don’t have to change anything. I think everybody really helps out around the dressing room. There are so many leaders, you just kind of have to do your own thing and more worry about yourself and help out where things are needed.” *
I like this choice and I like this team.
The Flyers have done a great job of getting this team back on track from the worst record in the team's history two seasons ago. I look for big things from this team in the '08-'09 season. Keep you eyes open for a kid named Claude Giroux, this season. He is the highly touted Flyers prospect who figures to win a roster spot, this year. He isn't very big. But, he is very fast and very good with the puck.
The Flyers open their regular season on Saturday, October 11th at the Wachovia Center.
* http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=382264&page=NewsPage&service=page
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