It’s officially the end of an era for the Philadelphia Flyers. Claude Giroux, after 15 seasons in Philadelphia, has been traded to the Florida Panthers. Now, for the first time in a decade, the Flyers need to name a new team captain.
It might not happen immediately — some teams choose to go captain-less until a player becomes the unquestioned leader of the locker room. The New York Rangers, for example, haven’t had a captain since the departure of Ryan McDonagh in 2018. But at some point, the Flyers will need to make a decision as to who will become the 20th player in franchise history to wear a “C” on his sweater.