Colorado Avalanche: Core Player Goals for the 2018-19 Season

DENVER, CO - APRIL 18: Gabriel Landeskog (92) of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates his 3-1 Avalanche goal with teammates against the Nashville Predators during the third period of the Predators' 3-2 win on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The Colorado Avalanche hosted the Nashville Predators. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO – APRIL 07: Gabriel Landeskog /

Gabriel Landeskog

Goals: 25
Assists: 37
Shots: 183
Shooting percentage: 13.7%
Faceoff percentage: 51.44%
CF%: 52.8%
CF% Rel: 9.4

Unlike MacKinnon and Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog did not have a career year. He certainly didn’t have a bad year — his 62 points comprised his second-best season. It’s just that he did better in 2013-14 in goals (26) and overall points (65).

So, for his goals:

Score over 65 points
Score over 26 goals — even a full 30
Play 82 games

Landeskog looks to be a mid-50s to mid-60s points player. That’s ok because the captain truly brings the intangibles to the ice — and the dressing room. However, he’s 25 now — he’s in the prime of his career. If he’s going to peak, now’s the time to do it.

Concerning the goals total, see the above rationale.

Landeskog played a full 82-game season in 2014-15 and missed only one game the year before. He would have played a full 82-game season last year except for his bogus suspension.

So, for his main goal: Don’t get suspended.

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