He’s been the de facto captain since the day Andrew Ladd made his exit. And, if asked, Blake Wheeler would love to see the letter "C" stitched on the front of his Winnipeg Jets jersey.
"Obviously everyone wants to wear the ‘C’," said Wheeler Monday morning, as the Jets met with the media on locker clean-out day.
"There’s a lot of pride that comes with that. Given that opportunity I would respect that and wear it with pride. That being said, there’s going to be a lot of conversations had internally to try and find out who the best fit is for the organization.