In 2011, Gabriel Landeskog was drafted #2. Jonathan Huberdeau was taken at 3rd overall.

Landeskog was a late DOB, measuring 6’0.5” and weighing in at 207 lbs. A BMI of 28.1

In contrast, Huberdeau was a very young, skinny kid of 6’1.25” and 170 lbs; BMI of 22.3

Recall that NHL players mostly play at BMIs of between 25.5 and 29.

Three years after the draft, Landeskog had accumulated 134 pts and 54 goals

Huberdeau, a mere 59 pts and 23 goals.

A runaway victory for Landeskog and the Avalanche.

Since then, Landeskog has added 375 pts and 160 goals while Huberdeau has added 437 pts and 144 goals.

Landeskog has had one season over 1PPG. This is going to be Huberdeau’s third in a row

As Huberdeau has become more physically mature and is being better surrounded, the gap between the two players is widening in favour of Huberdeau.

That, however, does not mean that Landeskog is a bad player.

One team got more from their player earlier while the other team is getting more later.