Panthers leadership group - the right choices?
As important as ability is, good leadership is also essential for success. Having endured seven successive failed title challenges as a Panthers fan, it has often been the case where mentality has lacked rather than ability. That's why it's reassuring that the club have taken their time when selecting a captain and an unusually high 4 alternates. The most important piece of this mini puzzle is quite obviously the captain, who has been confirmed as defenceman Steve Lee. This will be his second time captaining the club after he did so in 2017/18. Although it was an underwhelming domestic season, Panthers European campaign was sensational as they became the first British team to qualify for the CHL knockouts. Lee as a player is a bit of a marmite figure amongst Panthers fans, but it is quite telling that he will have captained the club under two different head coaches. At the end of the day though, it's hard to give an accurate verdict because captaincy comes down to charac