Old_Goat wrote: ↑19 Jun 2025 09:27 am
Binnington or Parayko will get a statue before Petrangelo. Petro happened to be wearing a C and therefore raised the Cup first, but O'Reilly was the de facto leader of the team and Parayko and Boumeister were much more valuable defensemen on that team. Had the Blues lost that series Petrangelo would just be a notable footnote in the history of the team. After all, Al Arbour wore the C for THREE trips to the finals.
Truer words have never been spoken on this forum.
O'Reilly set the work ethic bar that the slackers finally had to meet or be shamed by their teammates.
The "captain's" work ethic was revealed during the COVID lockdown: he never picked up a stick and blew their chance at a repeat. Spoiler
[Friedman] In the new CBA they may make it so your roster that goes on the ice must be cap compliant; you can have whatever you want on your roster but your actual lineup must be under the cap