Avalanche GM gives shocking update on Gabriel Landeskog's health ahead of next season

"I think the fact that we can count on Gabe-number one, he's a massive part of our team. So that's super exciting that we can look at that $7 million and go, there's an expectation that he's going to have a normal summer and training camp and be ready to roll from game 1. So that's huge for us in terms of how we attack the next few days because the last few years, it's been, how do we attack this and get out of it? So, it's a challenge." -MacFarland

"Part of the general manager's job is to build a team under the league's salary cap restrictions and with Landeskog, it was complicated at times because there were so many ups and downs throughout the whole process. 'Could he come back?' 'Will we still have to wait?' Those were questions that fans were asking throughout this whole situation throughout the past couple of years. Of course, we got to find out through Landeskog's docu-series about his recovery and how tough it was on him in many different ways, including physically and mentally." -Tiedtke

"Now, the expectation is that Landeskog and his $7 million are going to be a part of this team going forward. Having that confidence is a great place to start in terms of building around the team's stars. Colorado made a trade on Friday, sending Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to the Columbus Blue Jackets, freeing up cap space." -Tiedtke