[sk78]

I opened a thread here but I think the "unrealistic events" topic just fits too good, so I'm quoting the post here:

Originally Posted by sk78

Don't know if this was mentioned before, couldn't find anything about it.

After starting a new standard game I think NHL teams are making some strange decisions regarding captaincy going into the 2021-22 season. Some examples:

Anaheim: new captain J.Manson, Getzlaf not even with an "A" anymore
Boston: new "C" Pastrnak, neither Bergeron or Marchand have an "A"
Chicago: new "C" DeBrincat, no "A" for Toews and Kane
L.A.: new "C" Doughty, which might be ok but no "A" for Kopitar?
Pens: new "C" Dumoulin, none of Crosby, Malkin, Letang have an "A" (lol, this has to be the worst one)
Caps: new "C" Carlson, no "A" for Ovechkin and Bäckström

There are several others, but those are the highlights.
In real life it very rarely happens that a captain gets stripped off his "C", especially when being the face(s) of the franchise for 15 years.
Only comparable real life case that comes to my mind would be J.Thornton with the Sharks. But that's a rare exception and still not as bad as the examples above.

Absolutely no way this could happen in reality.