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Who will be next Avs captain?

Found July 12, 2009 on All Things Avs:
PLAYERS: Adam Foote
TEAMS: Colorado Avalanche

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I think, by all rights, it should be Adam Foote. Yeah, there’s a bit of “he’s been here the longest, so that’s why he should get it” thing. But Foote has long since proven his mettle with this organization, and I think it would be a nice thing if he was given the captaincy, in [...]
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