All Things Avs · Jan 1, 2017
Cody McLeod, the Avalanche’s most veteran player, has never seen things so bad
Cody McLeod on Friday scored a goal, the highlight of an otherwise wretched season.
Stripped of his alternate captain duties in the preseason and scratched on opening night, Colorado’s most veteran player has played in just 24 of 36 games for the league’s worst team. His average minutes of 5:55 is a career low.
McLeod, 32, has always been comfortable as a fourth-line forward and a middleweight enforcer. But given his diminished role and the Avs’ 12-23-1 record heading into Monday night’s game at Vancouver, McLeod is mired in the worst stretch of his career.