Well, I've made no secret on here that I felt he might very well be the worst choice for captain in the entire league. It might even be worse than when the Flames picked Dave Lowry and he got sent to the AHL. I heard dude actually came to camp in shape for the first time in his career, but overall the guy doesn't put 100% out there unless he's pissed (like when the Kings "leaked" that trade rumor and he went apeshit for about a month or so), and yes, that contract is abominable.
I don't see this move preceding a trade unless they're actually trying to get him to waive any sort of protection. If they were gonna buy him out or trade him, wouldn't they have just done that and skipped the humiliating step of ripping the C off of him?
Oh, wait, maybe they're gonna terminate his contract!
Lombardi crocodile tears to follow!!!