Being captain means more in hockey than in any sport. You wear that 'C' on your sweater, and you have an obligation to lead. Messier was all about that. |
I think it's just another one of those hockey things. I'm not sure anybody can find out why it happens. It just sort of grows on its own. |
Retiring numbers in sports is way overdone, but it's impossible to argue with this one. Messier always will be 'the captain' in New York. |
You can never really understand it until you've experienced it. |