It’s really hard to pick without knowing the future for the potential candidates. We also don’t exactly know which guys are true vocal leaders in the room.
I’d say Backlund and Tanev seem like lead by example, experienced, good character, high effort, well respected kind of guys but we don’t know how much longer they’re going to be here. If the end of their time as a Flame is near then maybe take them off the list.
Zadorov is another who you’d expect you could put in the Backlund/Tanev group. He’s certainly vocal, super intelligent, and seems to like it here but I don’t have a sense if he gels with all of the players or not and we don’t know if Conroy intends to extend him.
Andersson is definitely looking like a player who could be a Flame for quite a while. Hard to imagine him being quiet off the ice. He could potentially be the best choice.
Huberdeau and Weegar have the longest contracts and we need them to be leaders with or without letters. They both come across as high character guys but will the guys who’ve been around longer lean towards someone they’ve had years with instead.
If Lindholm signs long he’d probably be a potential option from the players perspective but he’s too mellow and reserved off ice in my opinion.
Maybe Coleman should be captain.
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