Breaking News : All-star defenseman dismissed from leadership group!

The Nashville Predators named Ryan Ellis as assistant captain

Nashville Predators' defenseman Ryan Ellis received a promotion as he's been name assistant to the captain Mike Fisher on Tuesday.

Roman Josi and James Neal are among the others assistants captain wearing the precious "A" on their jerseys. From there, there is no controversy BUT the fact that the all-star defenseman PK Subban has been dissmissed from the leadership group.

Subban had the chance to wear the "A" while James Neal was out due to an injury earlier this season

Shall we start to doubt of PK's leadership and what he can bring on the ice? Some advanced stats prove that Peter Laviolette is not even using Subban against the best line. Is it another sign of Subban deffensive weakness? These graphs shows Subban's use on 2 of his last 4  games.

NSH vs BUF

NSH vs DET