Well, they won’t give Patrice Bergeron his 5th Selke until he puts up an 82 game scorcher, so in his first year as full-on Captain will end with him receiving the Mark Messier Award for Leadership.
According to NHL.com, the Award is given to a player who “...exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season.”, picked by Mark Messier himself from suggestions from fans, coaches, players etc., and then decided by him.
Truly, there has never been a more “hockey” award than to have a dude everyone liked thirty years ago give a trophy to a guy he likes.