Rally 'round the captain

Maybe the trade rumour is just what the team needs to get into the 'us vs the world' zone that is sometimes needed.

"As long as I'm here, he's going to be the captain," said Senators coach Bryan Murray yesterday. "If the decision were to be made (that Alfredsson) won't be the captain anymore, it's not going to be made by me.
"I see what this guy does for the team. I know the role he plays and the respect he gets in the dressing room.
"He's our leader. The players respect him and Daniel Alfredsson cares about this team. He wants to have success and he does everything he can to have success."

and...

"I don't think there's one guy in the room who would listen to (the criticism)," said Senators defenceman Wade Redden. "We all know what he means to our team and what he does for us, even though he hasn't scored piles of goals. He's the key
guy for us and the leader. Everyone looks up to him."

The story is now that the Sens are the shoppers and the Kings the sellers as they aren't happy with Conroy's performance.