Gabriel Landeskog
Both Tyson Jost and Philipp Grubauer headed directly for Slovakia after the locker clean-out day. However, Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog took the time to head to Vegas for Girard’s birthday celebration. Indeed, it was almost a surprise when he turned up in Slovakia.
Here’s the Swedish introduction of Landeskog:
Our captain speaks English without an accent, so it’s always a little odd, in a fun way, for me to hear him speak his native Swedish.
Anyway, while Landeskog was apparently a little worried about being pranked upon his arrival, the nervousness didn’t carry through to his game performance:
Apparently Vegas wasn't too much for Gabe, nor was an international flight spanning eight time zones. Because he played in the game that night and scored seemingly right away.
Indeed, he recorded a goal and two assists that night:
Naturally, here in Avs Nation we are very proud of our Swedish captain, even when he's not scoring goals for the Colorado Avalanche:
Our cap.... simply likes to be in pictures:
Team Sweden is number-four in Group B, earning three wins and a regulation loss for nine points. Landeskog has played in just one game, earning that goal and two assists to help the Swedes to a victory over Austria.
Sweden next plays on May 18 against the Swiss.