Western Conference: Assigning captains to the captain-less teams

After taking a look at the captain-less teams in the Eastern Conference, it is time to head out West and tackle the Western Conference.

Unlike the teams I spoke about in the East, these captain-less Western Conference teams are not all in the same boat.

The Minnesota Wild barely got into the expanded postseason, struggling all year to find an identity, as they were eliminated in the best-of-three Qualifying Round. The St. Louis Blues took a major step back after winning the franchise’s first Stanley Cup in 2019. This postseason, they were eliminated in the First Round at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks. The most well-rounded team in the postseason, the Vegas Golden Knights, fell to the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Finals.

Different stories, same outcomes.

That being said, let’s head to the Canada of the United States, looking at who should be named the captain in the State of Hockey.