Might return early in 2024-25 Landeskog (knee) isn't likely to be available Oct. 9 for Colorado's regular-season opener, but he might play not long after that, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com on Saturday. Impact Landeskog has been skating over the summer, and while there's no timetable for his return, coach Jared Bednar said there's increasing optimism that the Avalanche captain won't have to go too deep into the 2024-25 campaign before making his season debut. Landeskog hasn't played since June 26, 2022, but before running into injury issues, he was an amazing two-way center. If the 31-year-old can recapture his old form, then Landeskog might produce at roughly a point-per-game pace while serving in a top-six capacity and on the first power-play unit.
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