Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj is slowly but surely making his mark in the National Hockey League. Here are some comments from two Toronto Maple Leafs players about him: <q>He's a big guy who's not afraid to play physically and has shown he's not afraid of anyone. - Michael Bunting</q> <q>I have tremendous respect for what he has accomplished. - Wayne Simmonds</q> Xhekaj gets involved, when he stands up, players listen to him and he regularly defends his teammates. With the imminent departure of Joel Edmundson, could he inherit an A on his jersey, in an effort to support the current captain? There is no doubt that Xhekaj is quite a leader and will get a letter on his jersey sooner or later. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DLCoulisses/status/1617326216259768321'> </a></blockquote></div> Credit Habsetlnh.com: <a href='https://www.habsetlnh.com/equipe-lnh/canadiens-de-montreal/Canadien-de-Montreal-une-grosse-promotion-inattendue-pour-Arber-Xhekaj' class='link_marker' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Canadien de Montreal: June grosse promotion inattendue pour Arber Xhekaj</a>