What makes a Captain?
Avalanche Notebook | (13)
It was announced today that the NY Islanders have selected Bill Guerin as their new captain. It's difficult to say if this announcement was at the behest of the certifiably insane owner Charles Wang or coach Ted Nolan, who I have a lot of respect for. Whoever's decision it was, I think it's safe to say that it wasn't done after careful observations of team chemistry or any other factor that had to do with his future teammates. The 37 year old Guerin is on a two year contract and has played for seven different teams in the last ten ...