Forgetting about the Yankees for a minute - today they decided that Carl Pavano will play a role in whether their season is resurrected or burnt to a crisp - readers of my Blue Lines Rangers Blog for SNY.tv shared some feedback on who should serve as team captain next season whether Mats Sundin signs on or not. Some choices were obvious: Markus Naslund, Chris Drury, Brendan Shanahan (if he returns), but there was one I didn't think of, Henrik Lundqvist.
The King may have warranted an 'A' if NHL rules allowed it, but may not have that hell fire and brimstone mentality to wear the 'C'. I've interviewed Lundqvist after many games. He's cool under fire, but the fire in his belly burns when he's between the pipes. He's not one to argue with a linesman or tell a player with a lazy work ethic - you listening, Nikolai Zherdev? - to get his act together.
At least optimism reigns with the Rangers, who quite frankly need to get beyond the second round for their season to be considered nothing less than a disappointment. The Yankees are toast yet, but they're carrying that disappointment label like a 300-pound gorilla. Win or lose, they'll be interesting to watch down the stretch. You never need to sell this team. Even with Pavano pitching Saturday, some fans will tune in out of morbid curiosity.
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