Babcock: Maple Leafs not ready to appoint new captain
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The Toronto Maple Leafs remain in "wait and C" mode.
Head coach Mike Babcock has confirmed the team will not be naming a new captain before the puck drops on a new season.
Mike Babcock on #leafs not naming a captain: "We didn't feel we were ready to appoint a guy."
- Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 12, 2016
The team has been without a captain since Dion Phaneuf was traded to Ottawa last season, and will remain so pending the emergence of a clear-cut leader either from the group of assembled young talent or in the form of an experienced veteran.
For now, four alternate captains are listed on the roster: Tyler Bozak, Leo Komarov, Matt Hunwick, and Morgan Rielly.
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