Blackhawks Name New Captain of Organization And a Player is Stripped
It was announced prior to the Blackhawks game against the Montreal Canadiens that Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson will wear the alternate captaincy letter on his jersey after Connor Murphy was out due to injury.
Over the past several weeks, Dickinson has become a popular figure amongst the Blackhawks and the fan base, and many people feel that he should be part of the leadership group as he is one of the veteran presences amongst the Blackhawks roster.
His role on the Blackhawks has been he bought him 6 role to which he has adopted well and has had two solid 30-to-35-point seasons with the Blackhawks. Last season he played all 82 games and scored 22 goals with 13 assists for 35 points and was a + 4 with 43 penalty minutes.
This season, through 39 games he has scored seven goals with six assists for 13 points it has been a - 2 with 12 penalty minutes. There has been a recent drop in his production potentially due to the coaching change and a change in how interim head coach Anders Sorensen envisions his role.
But it's safe to say that giving him the A on his jersey has been well appreciated online and around the arena.
Dickinson will likely be a trade target for many teams looking for secondary scoring as he has provided that with a team that has been less than stellar.
With the Blackhawks not playing well this year and have been in the basement of the standings, a player like Dickinson will catch attention from contending teams looking to add to their roster.
It remains to be seen on how general manager Kyle Davidson will handle Dickinson but it's likely he will be viewed as potential hot commodity for teams.
In the meantime, many people feel that he should keep the assistant role attached to his jersey as he has given the Blackhawks all he can so far in trying to help them win games and being part of the play.
