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O Captain! My Captain! Who Will be Wild Captain after Koivu?

ByBrandon Quast|
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 05: Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the game against the Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center on January 5, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Flames defeated the Wild 5-4 in a shootout. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 05: Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the game against the Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center on January 5, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Flames defeated the Wild 5-4 in a shootout. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
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With a lot of uncertainty after this season, and with Captain Mikko Koivu a UFA, Leadership will be a question. Here are 5 candidates for Wild Captain in 20-21.

SAINT PAUL, MN – FEBRUARY 4: Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild talks with an official during the game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Xcel Energy Center on February 4, 2020, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAINT PAUL, MN – FEBRUARY 4: Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild talks with an official during the game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Xcel Energy Center on February 4, 2020, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Sure, It may seem a bit weird and to be quite frank, out of place to even remotely think about the fact that Wild Captain Mikko Koivu may not be wearing the “C” on his jersey next season or even be wearing a jersey that isn’t our forest green.

Koivu, who has been the image of the Minnesota Wild for 15 years, is heading toward unrestricted free agency, and with a looming retooling by first-year general manager Bill Guerin, Koivu may not be in the fold for next year as the Wild look to get younger. With that said, if Koivu is not back with Minnesota, Who will wear the “C” for the Wild? Here are Five Candidates, in no particular order

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