Gabriel Landeskog Sent A Clear Message To Mikko Rantanen After Clash In Game Three

After making his return back to the NHL Colorado Avalanche's captain Gabriel Landeskog wasted no time in greeting his former teammate and now rival in Mikko Rantanen.

Landeskog threw a massive hit on Rantanen at center ice, and set the tone for a gritty game 3. Even though the Avalanche ended up losing 2-1, Landeskog took the time after the game to share an emotional message with Rantanen.

For just appearing in his first game in nearly three years, Landeskog wasted no time in making his presence felt. Landeskog used his size and threw his weight around on every Stars player, and got the crowd involved.

Following the game, Landeskog spoke out on it and stated that there is no bad intentions there at all.

Nobody ended up believing that Gabriel Landeskog was ever going to play another game in the NHL, and that's what made his comeback so important to him because he wanted to prove the doubters wrong.

After the game he spoke out on the situation and had this to say:

The Avalanche are currently down 2-1 in the series and will look to tie it back up on Saturday night.