Per Working the Corners:
Patrick Marleau’s jersey no longer has a C on it.
“As of now,” Coach Todd McLellan said Monday, “nobody’s our captain.”
I had a little work to do on a Hockey News assignment so I headed out to Sharks Ice today for a quick interview or two. I knew some players would be around for the informal practices traditionally known as captain’s skates and figured it was a good time to get caught up on a few things. The captaincy was on my checklist.
I asked McLellan about it and he prefaced his answer by saying that questions about leadership and team mental toughness are being asked and addressed.
“Does that fall onto one guy’s shoulder, the guy wearing the C? No. It’s a collective thing and it starts with me at a coach.”
With that said, McLellan went on to note that changes were in store.
“Who will be our captain? Who will be our assistants? At this point I can’t give you that answer?
