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If The Ducks' Purposely Snubbed Carlsson, Naming Granlund Captain, That's Not Fair

Summary by The Hockey News
The Anaheim Ducks stunned much of the hockey world by handing the captaincy to 34-year-old Mikael Granlund rather than 21-year-old franchise centerpiece Leo Carlsson. The Ducks had just given Carlsson a franchise-tag-like extension - matching the offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers- and the assumption might have been that a 'C' on his jersey might have come with it. Not so much. In fact, there is a theory out there that the Ducks did this i…
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The Hockey News broke the news in Calgary, Canada on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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