I’m be torn between Weber and Suter. Either would be great candidates over Sullivan and Legwand.

I just think Suter brings in the whole package every game. Weber often lacks the ‘calming’ influence a captain sometimes needs for a team. Weber sometimes seems easily frustrated and overly excited when things aren’t going well.

His play on the ice is my reasoning. There is no one else I would rather have on the ice in a crucial moment for the Preds. His play is consistently excellent. I don’t know how he interacts with the other players and I know that is a big part of being a captain, being able to rally the troops. But that being said I’m going with Suter. My 2nd vote is for Weber but he occasionally ‘flips his lid’ and lashes out at opponents, subsequently getting called for retaliatory penalties. Plus there is just one year left on his contract and not sure it is good to give it to a guy who might not be here next year. Same thing for Sully.

making him the captain would seem to be a move toward encouraging him to stay in Nashville. It’s like saying “you can be a key cog on another team or you can be THE man here.” That said, I’m torn between him and Suter.

Weber or Suter. Weber has a slight edge because of his energy and seems a little more of a leader. But Sully is likely to be gone soon, like is said. If Legwand had a more consistent year, maybe I’d consider him. But, hey, maybe that’s what he needs!

Too bad you can’t have a goalie as captain… :P

Sully has been an outspoken member of the team. He seems to garner his team mates respect. However, I believe he will “retire” next year and assume another type of roll on some team some where. I voted for Suter. I believe that Weber will, more than likely become too expensive for this blue collar team. I would love to keep him, but his value to the team will come in other forms, unfortunately for us. I would like to see someone take over the captaincy for more than one year – consistency would be an asset.

between Weber and Suter. I see the arguments to go either way but chose Shea in the poll just because he is “the Beast.” Suter would be a great captain as well as he’s got a calm demeanor and has lots of experience…here’s hoping there’s a change at all so we can all discuss it when it happens!

Another reason Legwand should be captain: It’s not like he’s going anywhere for the next 4 years.

That’s a horrible reason though, Weber for Captain

Not to mention Luongo is a horrible captain as is.

for Shea Weber’s candidacy, with his likely contract demands the only obvious stumbling block. It might be helpful to recall that his last contract negotiation did not provoke overweaning venality on his part or his agent’s. The Predators rewarded him handsomely but not excessively. Perhaps his extraordinary performance in the Olympics and subsequent “discovery” by the non-Nashville hockey world will change all that, and his agent will open new talks in the financial stratosphere, but that would represent a definite shift in Weber’s established personality and stance. He knows, as well, that outsized individual contracts often leave teams without the complete lineup needed to win at the highest level. The example there is Pittsburgh, where gigantic contract guarantees to players like Sidney Crosby left Ray Shero unable to secure the services of an adequate wing for Crosby’s own line. A more pressing fear is that Weber will conclude, after this season’s playoff fizzle, that the Predators will simply never be financially able to add the necessary talent to progress beyond the opening playoff rounds if the team gets that far. He then would seek a team with a legitimate chance to win the Stanley Cup which is, after all, the ultimate goal of every player in the NHL (except possibly for robber barons like Marian Hossa). Even now, Vancouver fans are venting their desire to send Ryan Kesler packing off to Nashville in exchange for Weber, the BC-bred answer to their prayers for the Canucks’ woeful defense. (Of course, the stalwart Kesler is one of those blasted Americans, isn’t he?) Under these circumstances, it would make perfect sense to award the captaincy to Weber and allow events next year to play out as they will. All that said, my personal preference for the position is Ryan Suter. His calm, authoritative performances both on the ice and as a team representative before the media and public speak capably for the Nashville Predators; I can’t believe his personality and leadership capabilities in the locker room are any different.