For all their storied past and great connection between the fans and team, the St. Louis Blues tend to have a problem holding onto team captains. Even back in the day, when player movement was less frequent due to a lack of free agency, Blues captains had a shelf life.
The longest tenured team captain is Brian Sutter, as he wore the "C" on his chest for nine seasons. David Backes and Chris Pronger were captains for five seasons. After that, there's a laundry list of guys who served the presidential term of four years. Then there's the odd case where Brett Hull was captain for part of four years, but had it randomly stripped because of Mike Keenan.