Brock Faber Makes the Case as Minnesota’s Next Captain

The postseason has a way of stripping a team down to its essentials, and Brock Faber is starting to look like one of Minnesota’s steady answers. When a young defenseman keeps showing the sort of poise and backbone captains are supposed to have, people in the room notice quickly. The Wild do not need a marketing answer here - they need someone who can handle the weight when the hockey gets mean. That is why the captaincy conversation around Faber is getting harder to ignore.