The question has started to be raised quietly as Mario Lemieux sits out of the lineup with heart issues and people start to realize that there will be a need for a new captain in Pittsburgh sooner than later. So here’s the thing, is Sidney Crosby ready, or will he be ready to be their captain when Lemieux steps aside? I for one don’t think its such a good idea. Yes make him an assistant captain and recognize the fact that he is the on-ice leader in terms of skill, but to put the captaincy on him in the next year or two would be too much.

Look at Vincent Lecavlier. He was the captain of Tampa Bay at 20 years old (or something close to that) and it just weighed and weighed on him. After he had the C taken from him he started to grow again and now he’s one of the top players in the league.

So well I know we haven’t reached the time to really ask the question, my early vote is not that Sidney Crosby isn’t deserving of being the captain, but more that it would be better for his development not to put that kind of pressure on him.

****I know that after Don Cherry gave a rant about this on Coach’s Corner tonight so lots of people are starting to talk about Sidney’s “A”. There is a really good post over at “Confessions of A Hockey Addict” that you should take the time to read.****