After losing Markus Naslund to free agency, the Vancouver Canucks have announced that they have anointed goalie Roberto Luongo as their new team captain to fill that void. 'King Louie', as he's sometimes known, is now the first goaltender in over 60 years to act as team captain. This isn't necessarily because goaltenders are bad leaders, but because of a long-standing NHL rule that states that goaltenders are not allowed to wear the 'C' on their jersey to designate them as the captain. Because of this, teams have always just chosen one of the skaters as the team leader. I completely back the decision made by the Canucks. I don't see any reason why a goaltender can't be the guy to guide his teammates on and off the ice. You may argue that many goalies aren't right in the head and should keep to themselves...to that I would throw out names like Sean Avery, Chris Simon and Ryan Hollweg. All three are skaters, all three most likely could use a little psychiatric assistance. Granted, Avery had an excuse: He had to spend a lot of time on the road, away from his (now ex) girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert...who wouldn't go a little bonkers? But I'm getting off-track here.
