"Gabriel Landeskog hops out of his Range Rover at a Qdoba after a recent Avalanche practice, wearing a sleek leather jacket and a look that says, "Yes, I was the No. 2 pick in last year's NHL draft. Yes, I play major minutes for the Avs, and yes, I'm only 19."

For roughly a half hour, though, Landeskog sits undisturbed. A steady stream of lunchgoers stroll past his table, but the only autographs come from customers signing their names for debit-card burrito and quesadilla lunches.

That's OK, though. Maybe someday there will be "Entourage" scenarios in his life, like that in his favorite TV show. Maybe some day down the road, anonymity will be a quaint memory from an innocent time.

Until then, Landeskog is OK looking like just another teenager in a burrito shop. Looks are deceiving. Next weekend in Ottawa, the rookie will represent the Avalanche at NHL All-Star Weekend, selected to participate in the skills competition.

"I'm living my dream. It's the truth, and I'm having so much fun," said Landeskog, the highest draft pick in team history. "But there's still so many important games to come, and you don't want to kind of float away in your own thoughts. Maybe after this season is over, you can sit down and think back to how crazy everything was."

Crazy is a relative term to describe Landeskog's lifestyle in his first NHL season. While he flies on charter jets, earns a million-dollar paycheck and stays in five-star hotels for his job, at home he's just one of three boys under the roof of a local Denver family."