Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
True, but I am exclusively talking about their locker-room/leadership presence.
But I think a lot of Gio's presence on this team comes from the fact that he's in his prime and a completely dominant player. I mean, if you just look at a lot of the newer Flames' fans impressions of Iginla's leadership abilities, you can see that it was perceived to be a lot worse when he was a declining player (whereas in his prime he was considered one of the best captains in the league almost unanimously by hockey fans). I feel like the Sedins won't be able to match Gio's leadership if they continue to decline. That will need to start coming from others.