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3 remaining questions ahead of the Vancouver Canucks’ home opener

By Bailey Broadbent

CALGARY, AB - OCTOBER 05: Vancouver Canucks Center Bo Horvat (53), Right Wing Brock Boeser (6) and Center Elias Pettersson (40) talk between whistles during the third period of an NHL game where the Calgary Flames hosted the Vancouver Canucks on October 5, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB. (Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - OCTOBER 05: Vancouver Canucks Center Bo Horvat (53), Right Wing Brock Boeser (6) and Center Elias Pettersson (40) talk between whistles during the third period of an NHL game where the Calgary Flames hosted the Vancouver Canucks on October 5, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB. (Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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CALGARY, AB – OCTOBER 05: Vancouver Canucks Center Bo Horvat (53) directs teammates into position during the third period of an NHL game where the Calgary Flames hosted the Vancouver Canucks on October 5, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB. (Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB – OCTOBER 05: Vancouver Canucks Center Bo Horvat (53) directs teammates into position during the third period of an NHL game where the Calgary Flames hosted the Vancouver Canucks on October 5, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB. (Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

3. Who will be named captain?

While it may seem silly to list it as a question, it still *officially* remains unanswered by the team, as a captain’s “C” remains absent from Bo Horvat’s chest.

The Canucks’ next captaincy began being questioned long before the Sedins’ retirement in 2018,  but that question will finally have an answer on Wednesday night.

If there was any sliver of doubt the teams next captain would be Horvat, team owner Francesco Aquilini just about put those doubts to rest in a recent interview on Sportsnet 650 Radio.

In what will surely be a spectacle in front of the attending fans and those watching on television, the Canucks will make it worth the watch.

Some have predicted Henrik Sedin will be in attendance to “pass on” the letter, much like the teams’ very first captain Orland Kurtenbach did so in 2010, while others with connections close to the planning have predicted the return of Mark Messier as part of the festivities.

Kidding, of course.

While the role of captaincy may or may not change Horvat’s place within the team, the conversation finally ending will only do good for a Canucks group that has other questions facing them so early into the season.

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