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Sometimes An Honest Captain Doesn’t Work

by Paul on 10/14/08 at 03:02 PM ET
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from Rich Chere at NJ.com,

“It was a tremendous honor because my personality doesn’t necessarily fit to that position,” (Bobby) Holik said. “It didn’t change me. It’s something I value very highly as far as my career goes, but as the season went on I realized I’m not captain material because sometimes you have to be more politically correct or get along with people. Or not be too honest, because I feel you have to kind of keep the peace.

“I guess I’m just too blunt about some things. Or too honest. You’d think that would be a strength or a good thing about a captain, but not the way I am, I guess, sometimes. At least I don’t think it worked out that well there.”

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Asked to reflect on returning to Atlanta, Holik said: “It’s behind me, it’s in the past. I like the city, I like the people there. It was very nice living. But, as far as the team, after the second year it really went downhill. So I felt like I had to move on.”

Oh, really? I guess he forgot what he said earlier this year:

Holik, 37, becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1 if he remains unsigned by the Thrashers. He said “there’s absolutely no effort on their part” to sign him.

“I’m pretty much resigned to the fact I’m not going to be part of their future,” Holik said Wednesday. “I’ve got to look forward.

I guess senility has set in for him.

Also, there are a great many people here in Atlanta that got the feeling last year that Kovalchuk was pretty much running things in the locker room, and Holik was a non-factor.

Posted by Alan from Atlanta on 10/14/08 at 02:28 PM ET

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