Montreal Canadiens: Who Should Be The Next Captain?

Nick Suzuki

While Edmundson and Gallagher are perfect veteran players to keep around during a rebuild, there are a few reasons to not hand them the captaincy of the team. How long will Edmundson stay? How many more years can Gallagher play before he shuts down?

Hard to say, and difficult enough questions to answer that it would makes sense to give the captaincy to someone else if there was an ideal candidate. Hrmmm, who could that be? Maybe a younger player that is sure to be here long term. Someone capable of handling the pressure and attention that comes with captain territory. Ideally someone who plays a huge role on the team.

Obviously the perfect candidate is Nick Suzuki. He is already the team’s first line centre and his eight-year contract extension hasn’t even started yet. He will be just 23 years old when next season begins so he has a lot of years as a Montreal Canadiens player in front of him.

Suzuki doesn’t have the same experience as Gallagher and Edmundson, but he did centre the first line to the Stanley Cup Finals a year ago and continues to improve his two-way game each season.

He has also shown a willingness to get involved in the community and is doing charity work in Montreal in the offseason. He is fully committed to being a member of the organization on and off the ice as well as a community member year round.

If the Canadiens are to go anywhere in the next 5-10 years, it will be because Nick Suzuki is leading the way on the ice. It only makes sense to acknowledge his role within the organization by giving him the captain’s role next season.

Want your voice heard? Join the A Winning Habit team!

Write for us!