"Being named captain is not really going to change the way I play on the ice and act off the ice." - Claude Giroux
This statement shows you... he was already the captain, now he just has the C. With Pronger out G was leading this team last year, just wearing the A. Now he has the C. Rightfully so.
This is a good move. Giroux is 2 years older than when Mike Richards got the "C" and I feel he is more level-headed to take it and run with it. - Tim Panaccio
I have to assume 'level-headed' is a euphemism for 'exponentially less cocaine in his bloodstream'.