Colorado Avalanche HC Jared Bednar confirms Gabriel Landeskog's return is closer than ever

The Colorado Avalanche finished up their final practice at Family Sports Center on Friday before flying to Dallas to face off against the Stars in round-one, game-one of their playoff series this Friday.

Despite head coach Jared Bednar confirming Landslog's return to the line up, he is now calling him an option for the series now.

There likely won't be any official announcement, so we'll find out during warmups on Saturday evening, probably around 6:00 p.m. MT, as puck drop will likely be at 6:30PM MT.

Bednar added that Landeskog is «getting close» and he's been happy with his improvement this week.

This is obviously something that GM Chris MacFarland or head coach Jared Badnaf would say about Landeskog playing game 1 against the Stars.

As of now, the captain skated in his first competitive hockey games in nearly three seasons this past weekend for the Colorado Eagles (the Avalanche's AHL affiliate), where he went on to tally his first professional career goal since 2022.

Landeskog's road to recovery has truly been a remarkable journey, and every day we get closer and closer to having Jim's official returning to the lineup fully.

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