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3 Wild Card Candidates for the San Jose Sharks Captaincy

By Lucas Burrell

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 18: Tomas Hertl #48, Brent Burns #88, Erik Karlsson #65, Joe Pavelski #8 and Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 18, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 18: Tomas Hertl #48, Brent Burns #88, Erik Karlsson #65, Joe Pavelski #8 and Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 18, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 21: Cody Eakin #21 of the Vegas Golden Knights and Joe Pavelski #8 of the San Jose Sharks collide as they go after the puck in the first overtime period of Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on April 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sharks defeated the Golden Knights 2-1 in double overtime to even the series at 3-3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 21: Cody Eakin #21 of the Vegas Golden Knights and Joe Pavelski #8 of the San Jose Sharks collide as they go after the puck in the first overtime period of Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on April 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sharks defeated the Golden Knights 2-1 in double overtime to even the series at 3-3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

The San Jose Sharks lost their former captain to free agency, luckily the team is full of potential replacements capable of taking on the  role.

After 4 seasons as captain of the San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski left the Bay in search of other opportunities, eventually landing in Dallas Texas with the Stars. Now Team Teal is left with deciding who is going to fill in the void he left on and off the ice.

Luckily the Sharks have plenty of quality professionals who are more than capable of taking the reigns of captaincy along with the expected media pressure that comes along with it.

Not long after the news of Pavelski’s departure everyone naturally turned their attention to Logan Couture. Entering his 11th season dawning a teal sweater the 30-year-old has shown the ability to shine in crucial moments and take the heat when the team is experiencing darker times.

San Jose’s 9th overall selection in the 2007 NHL Draft is natural fit for the leadership and would be a perfect choice when the time comes around to choosing the captain of the 2019 – 2020 Sharks.

Nonetheless, this roster is full of world class individuals capable of contributing more and would make excellent faces of the Sharks franchise.

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