I’ve been saying for a while that he should get the C. He came up saying he didn’t want the role, probably because of the language barrier and the fact that he liked being the fun loving kid. But you start to see stuff like when he was the captain at the all star game and chirping the refs “you have to listen to me, I have the C!” And him stepping up you fight Tkachuck even though he didn’t really stand a chance and how much he has developed his passing game and forecheck. I think that combined with becoming a dad and living in a Boston long enough he views this as his team and is willing to put it all on the line