Music: {allcanada} Subban: 'I'd embrace' being Canadiens captain: report

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

{allcanada} Subban: 'I'd embrace' being Canadiens captain: report

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Defenseman P.K. Subban said he'd like to be captain of the Montreal Canadiens if the role is offered to him.

"I think that I'd embrace it," Subban said Tuesday, according to The Canadian Press. "Added responsibility to me makes a player better, and I think I've accomplished a lot in a short time in this League and I've earned the respect of my peers and my opponents to command the respect that a captain deserves.

"I really believe that I've earned a lot of respect in this League, both on and off the ice."

Montreal has a vacancy at captain after forward Brian Gionta signed with the Buffalo Sabres this offseason as a free agent. Other candidates include forward Max Pacioretty, forward Tomas Plekanec and defenseman Andrei Markov.

"I think anyone who wants to be a leader on their team would want to be a captain of a team, especially with a franchise with such history like that," Pacioretty said.

Pacioretty, in fact, also endorsed Markov, a 13-season veteran who was an alternate captain last season.

"He's a guy that leads by example, and he's been around Montreal for a while," Pacioretty said. "Behind closed doors he's one of the hardest workers I've seen and I think that goes a long way, especially with some of the young guys, as well."

Subban, 25, signed an eight-year contract this offseason. He had 14 points in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games last season, when the Canadiens reached the Eastern Conference Final, where they lost to the New York Rangers in six games.

He said a captain is someone who's "able to perform on the ice and bring it for their teammates in ... the toughest moments."

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