Agreed. It's really for the fans, selling jerseys, etc.
Is Eichel "captain material." I have no idea. But as a fan I think it's cool that his jersey has a C on it.
What teams don't have a captain and who do you think gets named captain next?
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Is Eichel "captain material." I have no idea. But as a fan I think it's cool that his jersey has a C on it.
Exactly.
I always use him and McDavid as an example when making the argument for Matthews. These guys are the next generation's 'face of the league'. They're captains because they have a dominant skill set and are well known. It only makes sense.
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after they trade pettersson, boeser, and horvat so teams will eat eriksson’s, sutter’s, and myers’ contracts
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Mika Zibanejad will be the next captain but yes probably next season, although sooner would not shock me.
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I agree to an extent but then you have guys like MacKenzie, Ference and Greene who are/were captains.
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Those were probably locker room votes. I can't see a big market team letting a marketing opportunity like that go, the locker room knows who the leader is regardless of which letter is on which jersey.
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Dont jinx it. Next thing you know your master will offer sheet him.
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Vegas - Stone
Toronto - Reilly
Detroit - Larkin
Ottawa - none
New York - none
Carolina - Williams
Sharks - Vlassic
Vancouver - Horvat
Toronto - Reilly
Detroit - Larkin
Ottawa - none
New York - none
Carolina - Williams
Sharks - Vlassic
Vancouver - Horvat
It should be...
Vegas - Stone (2019)
Toronto - Tavares (2019)
Detroit - Larkin (2019)
Ottawa - Melnyk (2019)
New York - Kakko (2020)
Carolina - Aho (2019)
Sharks - Vlasic (2019)
Vancouver - Petterson (2020)
Vegas - Stone (2019)
Toronto - Tavares (2019)
Detroit - Larkin (2019)
Ottawa - Melnyk (2019)
New York - Kakko (2020)
Carolina - Aho (2019)
Sharks - Vlasic (2019)
Vancouver - Petterson (2020)
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I believe their vacant captain spot is the 12 longest captaincy currently in the NHL.
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No. Of all current active captains the vacant captain spot has been there the 12th longest. So since the leafs last lost their captain 18 other teams have named new captains.
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No. There is only 7 teams without captains with a potential 8th. Since the Leafs lost their captain 18 other teams also lost their captain and named new ones. I am saying they are taking a much long time to name a captain then any team in recent times. If "VACANT" was a real person he would be the 12th longest reigning captain in the NHL right now as the leafs captain.
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Really don't know why teams like Toronto and Vancouver drag this on. It shouldn't be a big deal, if you're not sure just give it to a vet that players respect. The media makes it way bigger than it should be if you let it go on and it gets awkward.
Not tryna be snarky im just wondering, how is Lias Andersson expected to be a captian when he hasnt even done anything in the league? Like is he even a NHL regular yet? Ive never heard of a guy being looked at as the future captain before solidifying a roster spot. I get it with McDavid or Matthews but not a 8th overall pick who isnt a franchise talent. Sorry im just comfused. Was he always the captain on teams that he played for growing up?
The C is just a title in New York. Lundqvist has been the leader of that team for the last decade. I suspect he will have a strong presence again.
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Yeah its bullshit Goalie's can't be the captain, even on paper. Because it would definitely be Lundqvist. No one else really deserves and the guys who figure to be here long term are still way too young.
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These all sound about right - maybe Zibanejad too for NYR, but they might go vacant
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I said if he develops properly. He has leadership qualities on and off the ice. And I don’t feel like searching up when he was captain but I do remember he captained Sweden at the WJC and was their best forward there. His skating needs to improve a lot though and his offensive game has been up and down. I’m not worried about him though
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Rangers don't have a captain. It'll probably be Kakko at some point. We are years away from that though.
