Gabriel Landeskog has been missed to the fullest extent by the Colorado Avalanche, but his return to the ice may be coming soon.
Landeskog, who hasn’t played since January 26 against the San Jose Sharks due to a head injury, skated for the first time since that matchup on Friday, according to Adrian Dater of The Denver Post:
Landeskog, 20, skated for an unspecified length of time at the team’s practice facility, with Avs medical personnel looking on. Neither Landeskog nor the team commented on where he is in his recovery. A team official described Friday’s skating session as “going through the process” of recovery.
Even though this could be the first step in a long, long process, some progress is better than no progress. And being cleared to skate around, for no matter how long, is good news.
With Landeskog this season, Colorado is 2-2. Since that Saturday afternoon where Landeskog took a nasty hit from Brad Stuart, the Avs have won just three of their last eight games and currently sit in second-to-last place in the Western Conference.
Landeskog gives Colorado a versatile scoring threat when ...
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Colorado Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog Starts Skating and Other Avs News
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