Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet hasn’t been evaluating players during training camp only for the sake of filling out the team’s roster.
He’s also been surveying the candidates for Arizona’s leadership group.
The Coyotes have yet to announce a captain and alternate captains for this season, as Tocchet continues to mull his options.
While the organization has had a captain or co-captains for at least a portion of every season since its inception, it is possible the Coyotes would go with all alternates instead of a captain in 2017-18 – a blueprint followed by other up-and-coming clubs such as the Maple Leafs and Hurricanes in recent years.