As declarations go, it had neither the importance of Mark Messier’s guarantee or Jason Kelce’s kaleidoscope call-out of just a few hours before.
But Claude Giroux’s response Thursday night to a challenge he issued to himself a few days before should not be minimalized. One, because the Flyers captain has a tendency to see only the good in his game and that of others on his team. And two, because there are often as many versions of Giroux on the ice as there sometimes are in the dressing room.
As captains go, the 30-year-old center-turned-left-winger is never going to leave any paneling scorched after he leaves the room.