Forward Gabriel Landeskog, who is yet to play a game in 2022/23, trained with his Colorado Avalanche teammates for the first time this season.
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However, ice hockey pool fans should not hastily refer to waivers, because the captain of the “Avs” is still a long way from returning to play.
On Monday, he went onto the rink 10 minutes before practice started and only participated in the first 10 minutes of practice. Landeskog wore a no-contact vest and was still recovering from knee surgery last October.
“Calm and steady,” head coach Jared Bednar said of his skater’s recovery.
“I don’t have anything important to tell you,” he added during his daily press briefing. He’s been practicing alone for a while.”
It wasn’t the first time Landeskog had gone under the knife for his knee. He underwent his first surgery in March 2022 but returned in time to help his team win the Stanley Cup a few months later. The 30-year-old athlete has 22 points in 20 playoff games.
Landeskog has hit the target 248 times and provided 323 assists for 571 points in 738 regular-season games.
Meanwhile, Bednar said defender Cale Makar’s condition is being checked daily. The star player is suffering from a lower body injury. He played in Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings but will miss Monday night’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks.