“Plan D” is working out A-OK for the Colorado Avalanche. When Jared Bednar looks for a player to slot in next to Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen, he has a list of traits in mind. They include being a trusted defensive player, being able to play a lot of minutes at a high energy level, playing with ruggedness and a desire to forecheck, and being a hard, competitive player at the front of the opposing team’s net. The first three players who come to mind are captain Gabe Landeskog, Valeri Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen.