Predicting Which NHL Players Will Fill Vacant Captain Positions in 2014-15

September 20th, 2014 by Carol Schram Leave a reply »
Is the NHL suffering from a void in leadership?

As training camps get underway for the 2014-15 season, seven of the league's 30 squads have yet to award the captain's "C" to a player on their roster. 

There's no big rush to rectify the situation, either. A few teams have said they'll make a decision later in preseason, once they can assess their players' performances.

The Montreal Canadiens deferred altogether when they announced on September 15 that they'd work with a group of four alternates for the 2014-15 season. Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov will wear the "A" full time while P.K. Subban and Max Pacioretty will alternate between home and road games.

Here's a look at where the other six captainless teams stand, along with their most likely candidates to fill the roles this season.

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