The Avs are loaded with different kinds of skilled forwards. Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Duchene have blinding speed and quickness. Jarome Iginla still posses one of the best shots in the game. And Gabriel Landeskog is a great scoring power forward.
However, Alex Tanguay has something they all lack to a degree, something that I think defines hockey’s best players: awareness.
Now Tanguay also possesses some of the most fluid hands on the team, and great passing to boot. But without the hockey IQ to use them intelligently, especially as he ages, they don’t matter as much.