Ach Kapitän, Mein Kapitän

The Sabres announced today that forward Jochen Hecht will be the team captain... for October at least.

Head coach Lindy Ruff just disclosed that the captaincy would indeed rotate and that Hecht will be wearing the "C" for at least the opening month of the season.

Ruff said that the players decided to rotate the captaincy as it creates a competition that everyone can strive for.

Hecht becomes just the third player born outside North America to serve as captain, following Alexander Mogilny and Miroslav Satan.

Alternate captains will be named prior to the season opener on Friday.