There may still be several months until the Buffalo Sabres hit the ice for the 2018-19 NHL regular season, but talks of the Sabres’ captaincy have already hit the Internet.
Mostly, the question is: is Jack Eichel going to be the next captain of the Buffalo Sabres?
Although there hasn’t been any specific news or reports indicating, it certainly seems possible, if not likely, that Eichel could be wearing a ‘C’ on the front of his jersey when October rolls around.
The Sabres didn’t have a formal captain last season, though Eichel was named one of four alternate captains for the season, alongside the now-departed Ryan O’Reilly; Zach Bogosian and Kyle Okposo.