The Calgary Flames have no captain, as you may have heard. Incumbent captain Mark Giordano was left unprotected in July’s expansion draft and was selected by the Seattle Kraken, leaving the position vacant.
As training camp opened over the last few days, key members of the Flames’ front office have made comments to the media that don’t make it seem like they’re in a huge rush to name a replacement.
Here’s what general manager Brad Treliving said on Wednesday:
I don’t think you can name a captain just so you can check a box and say that you have that stroked off the list.