Hughes, 23, will be the youngest acting captain in the NHL and despite it all, it was shown that even the older veterans agreed with the team's choice. During the Press Conference, Rick Tocchet opened up on the veteran's reaction, and it says a whole lot about how they perceive Hughes in the locker room:
The team's three other main leaders in, J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson, an Thatcher Demko we're all there to support their newly acquainted captain, and everybody took notice: