The Colorado Avalanche have clinched a playoff spot, but not without some obstacles along the best way. Their captain has played just 47 games this season after a three-year injury absence. Back with the Avalanche again, Gabriel Landeskog revealed two injuries he’s been battling this 12 months, per Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
“Avs captain Gabe Landeskog said he “had a fast surgery to repair some things” after taking a shot from Cale Makar, well … ‘within the nuts.’ Also confirmed that he had broken ribs earlier this 12 months after crashing into the online in South Florida,” Masisak reported.
The Makar-related injury occurred on March 6 in a game against the Dallas Stars. After that game, Landeskog said his protective cup had a big dent in it from the shot. That caused the captain to miss six games, through which the team went 1-3-1.
The Avalanche called Landeskog’s injury from January an “upper-body injury.” He missed the ultimate 14 games before the Olympic break with the broken ribs, but did suit up for Sweden in Milan. After crashing into the post, Landeskog was helped off the ice and plenty of were concerned concerning the long-term health of the captain. Considering the various injuries that kept him out for multiple seasons, all Avalanche fans are completely happy to see him back so quickly.
The Avalanche are pushing for his or her second Stanley Cup of the last decade, following their 2022 triumph. Once more, they pushed all of their chips in on the NHL trade deadline, sending multiple picks for Nicolas Roy and Nazem Kadri, each centers. Last 12 months, it was center Brock Nelson and defenseman Ryan Lindgren, amongst others.
The Avalanche have cooled off after their historically hot start, but that has not knocked them off the perch of the Central Division. Can they lock down one other division title down the stretch?