The MVP deserves better than MIA. Valeri Nichushkin, wherever he is, turns 30 in March. The Avs have learned how to live, and even thrive, without him. The Postseason Avs have not. Gabe Landeskog turns 32 next month. The replacement cartilage in his knee turns 2 in May. He might play. He might not. RELATED: Avalanche, even with Nathan MacKinnon at his peak, faces season of remarkable uncertainty All we know for certain is that Colorado has yet to win a Stanley Cup without the services of a captain who can comfortably skate.