It was, to be honest, the worst-kept secret in Detroit.
Upon the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom last May, nearly everyone who followed the Detroit Red Wings and most anyone who followed the NHL knew that Henrik Zetterberg would assume the team's captaincy.
It was, after all, the role he had been groomed for since he first stepped foot in Detroit.
From being placed next to Steve Yzerman in the locker room, to being named an alternate captain under Nicklas Lidstrom, to signing a massive, 11-year "lifer" contract, everyone knew that someday, Henrik Zetterberg would have a "C" stitched on his jersey.
Though that day was long-delayed (courtesy of one of the dumbest labor disputes in American history), it finally came to pass on January 15.
As that puts us just a little more than two weeks into his captaincy, one might argue it is far too soon to assess just how well he's wearing that "C."
Horse feathers.
Think of it this way: If Zetterberg had no goals, two assists, was a minus-four and struggled to put shots on net, would now be too soon a time to think that he might not have been the best choice to lead ...
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Detroit Red Wings: ‘Post-Lidstrom Era’ Is Being Redefined as ‘Zetterberg Era’
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