DENVER — Gabe Landeskog dropped the gloves with a 27-year-old late bloomer who was playing in just his sixth NHL game. That’s not a stab at Charle-Edouard D’Astous as much as it is a compliment to No. 92.
The captain hasn’t played hockey regularly in well over three years. He’s already been demoted from the top six, yet he’s still finding ways to contribute.
Against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Landeskog put his captain stamp on the game.
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