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Ron MacLean, left, listens as Hockey Night in Canada commentator Don Cherry opines on Roberto Luongo's captaincy of the Vancouver Canucks. (CBC)Don Cherry says Roberto Luongo should give up the captaincy of the Vancouver Canucks.
"Next year he should ask not to be the captain," the Hockey Night in Canada commentator said in his Tuesday night edition of Coach's Corner on CBC-TV.
Cherry did not blame the Canucks' goalie for the team's 5-3 loss Monday night in Los Angeles, which put his team at a 2-1 disadvantage with the Kings in the best-of-seven round in the NHL playoffs.
"I'm not saying that's [his] fault," said Cherry.
But he said it could have had a demoralizing effect on the team to see Luongo taken out of the game after letting in four goals.
"You see your best guy pulled and your captain sitting [on the bench]. You think that isn't depressing?"
Cherry said it's a "dumb move" to make a goaltender a team captain.
He said the goalie's job is too hard already to take on the extra duties.
"They've got enough pressure on them," Cherry said.
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