On the eve of Opening Night, the New Jersey Devils have made it official with Zach Parise being named the ninth captain in the team's history. Given that Parise becomes a free agent next year and could possibly be dangled as trade bait if the Devils get off to a poor start, one could question this move. However, Parise makes sense in that he has been the team's best player outside of Martin Brodeur, and he has earned this right. The Devils are gambling that they will be able to re-sign him, and naming him captain is confirmation that they are at least, thinking of him.
With Parise being named captain, that leaves as of press time, Buffalo, Colorado, and Florida as the only teams without a captain.
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