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Originally Posted by kehatch
If it was going to be Backlund it would have happened. It will be Huberdeau, just probably not to start the season.
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I agree with this. If Backlund was a slam dunk it would have been announced already. I imagine it was on hold last year pending the futures of Gaudreau and Tkachuk and now they are gone has been shifted to the incoming players signed to long term deals likely discussed during contract negotiations (it seemed to be a big deal for Tkachuk so I assume it may be important to other players that feel they can be leaders). IMO it's not great optics in the dressing room to just hand a new player that doesn't know the room, the captaincy. Likely something that the team discussed as a possibility earned over time for Huberdeau and/or Kadri.