Blackhawks to leave captaincy vacant for 2023-24 season

[JordanSigler]

Chicago Blackhawks: Davidson's Announcement on 2023-24

The Chicago Blackhawks lost their team captain from the 2022-23 season. Kyle Davidson announced plans for team captain this season.

www.chicitysports.com

 

[HeHateMe]

Chicago Blackhawks: Davidson's Announcement on 2023-24

The Chicago Blackhawks lost their team captain from the 2022-23 season. Kyle Davidson announced plans for team captain this season.

www.chicitysports.com

Love that they got the dardhawk captaining the b-hawks

 

[MassHavoc]

Blackhawks to leave captaincy vacant for 2023-24 season

With Jonathan Toews moving on after 15 years as captain, the Hawks will rely on a group of alternate captains to provide leadership this season (instead of giving the title to either Seth Jones or Connor Murphy). The decision opens the door for Connor Bedard to potentially assume the role in a year…

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[LordKOTL]

Not surprising; there was no captain for 07/08 when Toews broke into the league.

 

[Raskolnikov]

Lol @Seth Jones

Let the leaders naturally diffuse into leadership void through osmosis.

I guess. They can trade Seth and tank two more years too for all I care.

My gut on Bedard is that he is more of a savant, lead by example type, and this team needs it's spiritual leader to step up like Toews did.

Korchinski(C)

Allen? Maybe a Nazar will be that guy?

 

[LordKOTL]

Lol @Seth Jones

Let the leaders naturally diffuse into leadership void through osmosis.

I guess. They can trade Seth and tank two more years too for all I care.

My gut on Bedard is that he is more of a savant, lead by example type, and this team needs it's spiritual leader to step up like Toews did.

Korchinski(C)

Allen? Maybe a Nazar will be that guy?

Nah, I think Bedard gets in in one of the following 3 seasons after this one. There is little chance it's anyone else unless Bedard seriously underperforms.

As for Jones? No one is taking that deal on until at least 2028, if not 2030.

 

[Diehardfan]

Nah, I think Bedard gets in in one of the following 3 seasons after this one. There is little chance it's anyone else unless Bedard seriously underperforms.

As for Jones? No one is taking that deal on until at least 2028, if not 2030.

The kid could be the guy for sure but he's got enough on his plate....everyone is expecting a lot from him. I'm for just letting him play. Toews always had Kaner around, at the moment Bedard has no one like that.

Jones? Why Not? He's a vet and as you said, he's gonna be around for awhile....a bit of responsibility might just improve his game as well.

 

[LordKOTL]

The kid could be the guy for sure but he's got enough on his plate....everyone is expecting a lot from him. I'm for just letting him play. Toews always had Kaner around, at the moment Bedard has no one like that.

Jones? Why Not? He's a vet and as you said, he's gonna be around for awhile....a bit of responsibility might just improve his game as well.

Much like Bedard, Jones has to earn the C, and really, of all the vets we have I don't think he would be a frontrunner. Murphy, in my opinion, is more captain material than Jones. Jones comes off as a perrenial A.

Futher, I'm not a fan of giving some dude the C only for it to be wrested away when a rookie comes of age a couple of years down the line, nor am I a fan of a vet being given the C for the above reason, and the de facto younger team leader is blocked from it simply becase we can't give the vet away.

I think the 'hawks are doing it right. Ride 3, rotating A's this year and then reevaluate after this season. If Bedard rises up, give him the C like what happened to Toews before him. If he still has growth potential but not quite there yet, continue riding 3 A's and reevaluate after the following season. If he doesn't have it, evalue based on the contemporary personnel.