The Toronto Maple Leafs currently have Matt Hunwick, Tyler Bozak, and Leo Komarov wearing “A”s on their jersey. No member of the Blue and White is expected to don the “C” this season, and for good reason.
There has been talk about Brooks Laich being a candidate to wear the letter once proudly worn by the likes of Mats Sundin, Doug Gilmour, Wendal Clark, Rick Vaive, Darryl Sittler, Dave Keon, and Ted Kennedy. Nothing against Laich, but he is no Sundin/Gilmour/Clark etc.
I can’t help but think the talk about Laich becoming Captain is nothing more than a stop gap that would be forced on Maple Leaf fans everywhere.