Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog optimistic about his return

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is more and more confident in his return, despite coming back in play this season is almost impossible.

Almost 5 months ago he got a cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee. Coach Jared Bednar is just as optimistic, which is why he won’t name a new captain for the upcoming season. The team will wait until Landeskog’s return and in the meantime rely on the other leaders in the squad like Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.

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“First and foremost, I feel really good,” Landeskog said Wednesday. “It’s been a really good process so far. It’s been obviously hard at times and other times you make more progress than not.”

He’s yet to start skating, and may not get clearance until a visit with his surgeon in November.