Tue 4/16/13 8:05 AM

Jean-Sebastien Giguere defended captain Gabriel Landeskog Monday about comments that Giguere made about the Avs last week. Giguere ripped his teammates last week, saying that they were not committed to the game since dropping out of the playoff race. People commented that team captain Gabriel Landeskog should have been the one making the comment but Giguere defended him. "He's going to be a tremendous captain," Giguere said. "He's a natural-born leader. He's been very vocal in the dressing room for us. It's hard. You're a last-place team and you're 20 years old and you're the captain. It's not easy. Some other guys have to take charge sometimes. It's not just about him."