Markov turns down captaincy, per TSN; UPDATE Markov denies report

He has enough trouble with English to have to learn another language. Remember the media outcry about Koivu not speaking French? Who needs that.

That said, looking at their roster, they are definitely in the market for a TFSL instructor.

Is it odd that Gomez has been taking French lessons? Captain?

I don't blame him one bit for this. Doesn't he also barely speak English? How would that work?

SpezDispenser wrote:Is it odd that Gomez has been taking French lessons? Captain?

not really, he just wants to watch Blue Nuit and actually understand what they are saying. Very sad.

:^^^^: Ah...good old Blue Nuit.

SpezDispenser wrote: Ah...good old Blue Nuit.

it was very popular in my residence at UNB (thanks to illegal cable, wait, I didn't say that)

They don't get Markov signed they will have a string of good draft picks coming up.

Markov has made that team go with Kovalev for the last 2 or 3 season's.

He's diddling amazing. I want one of him please. :rockon:

SensFan71 wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Is it odd that Gomez has been taking French lessons? Captain?

not really, he just wants to watch Blue Nuit and actually understand what they are saying. Very sad.

It's better with the volume muted.

For the record, it's Bleu Nuit.

wprager wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Is it odd that Gomez has been taking French lessons? Captain?

not really, he just wants to watch Blue Nuit and actually understand what they are saying. Very sad.

It's better with the volume muted.

he he he no kidding, and sorry for the miscue on the name, Bleu Nuit, they don't speak Shiac in Quebec.

DirtyDave wrote:HAH
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=291208

Apparently TSN and The Gazette got this one wrong. Markov says he was never approached about the captaincy.

http://www.rds.ca/canadien/chroniques/282407.html

Andrei Markov a démenti l'information selon laquelle il aurait refusé une offre pour devenir le prochain capitaine du Canadien.

Selon le quotidien The Gazette, le défenseur russe, qui a porté le titre d'assistant la saison dernière, s'est fait offrir le poste laissé vacant par le départ de Saku Koivu, mais l'a refusé.

Après l'entraînement de mardi, Markov a toutefois déclaré n'avoir jamais été approché pour remplir une telle responsabilité.

Approaching Markov for the captaincy makes no sense.

It should be Koval... Higg... ahh Diddle it, hey Markov!?

shabbs wrote:Approaching Markov for the captaincy makes no sense.

No? He's their best player and he's gotta be one of the longest (if not the longest) serving Canadiens on the team.

@ASQ> Markov has not been approached by Jacques Martin to be the captain; and Markov is not interested in being the captain, as he maintains he is a low key person who prefers to focus on his tasks on ice.

This was made clear by Martin and Markov today:

L'entraîneur Jacques Martin a à toutes fins utiles confirmé, mardi, que le Canadien va amorcer la saison en ayant un capitaine en poste.

Tout en affirmant qu'on n'avait pas offert le titre au défenseur Andrei Markov, contrairement à ce qu'un quotidien anglophone avançait mardi, Martin a indiqué que les joueurs seront écartés du processus décisionnel.

«Je ne sais pas d'où ça vient, a commenté Martin, mais nous n'avons pas approché Andrei.

Markov a corroboré les propos de Martin, en indiquant qu'on ne l'avait jamais approché. Il a indiqué qu'arborer le «C» sur son chandail ne l'intéresse guère.

«C'est une énorme tâche que celle d'être capitaine du Canadien de Montréal, a-t-il répondu, quand on lui a posé la question. De me retrouver à tous les jours devant vous, les journalistes, serait de nature à m'effrayer. Je préfère faire mes affaires paisiblement en retrait et me concentrer sur mon rendement.»

Jacques Martin, who said he had no idea where this report about Markov and the presumed offer had originated, confirmed that he and management will confer on the issue; and that a captain is expected to be appointed before the season starts.

Full text of the article from Canoe Sports here:
http://www.canoe.com/sports/nouvelles/hockey/canadiens/archives/2009/09/20090915-173252.html

That's all the Habs need, more controversy.

@DTR>
Didn't Kovalev say that Markov was approached and did turn it down? Is it possible that it happened behind closed doors and the team bigwigs didn't want it getting out that he turned them down?
Perhaps they spoke about it and Markov made his position clear, but it wasn't officially offered. I just get the feeling that, if they did ask, officially or not, Markov would probably bring it up if talking to Kovalev.