Colorado Avalanche Player Grade: Gabriel Landeskog

Colorado Avalanche left wing, and captain, Gabriel Landeskog is the penultimate player to receive his grade for the 2015-16 season. Is his C+ surprising?

Left wing Gabriel Landeskog is the captain for the Colorado Avalanche. He was named the captain prior to the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, the youngest man to ever be named an NHL captain. Then-coach Joe Sacco was working at least partially on the advice of then-captain Milan Hejduk.

Landeskog was the Colorado Avalanche’s second-overall pick in the 2011 draft. He also won the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year at the conclusion of the 2011-12 draft.

Interestingly, though it’s the team’s habit to do so, Gabriel was never matched with an…