Broad Street Hockey · Mar 22, 2022
5 candidates to replace Claude Giroux as Flyers captain
Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty ImagesIt’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.