i cant wait to see the crowd reaction to when he steps onto home ice for the first time. With that said i kind of hope its next season and he just makes sure hes actually 100%.
As much as it sucks, I think the Avs need to be sure he's 100% recovered before he plays again and nothing less, realistically meaning the start of next season. Too much is on the line, and he's such a great player and captain. Anything happening to his knee at 90% and I would expect him to retire due to the toll he's expressed already and the presumable fact that would leave him nearly 33 years old with 4 years of rust. Best case I can see this season is he comes back in the 3rd round as a 4th liner to inject extra physicality and leadership into the lineup.
But I didn't even know Makar's skate blade did it until watching this. How miserable for him, because I absolutely love this guy and we know what he brings to the table. EVERYTHING. Nobody beats us in a best of 7 if prime Gabe is in this lineup, but as it stands, I can't in good faith pick us to go all the way this Spring (hope I'm wrong!).
As much as I want to see him on the ice with the boys this playoff run I rather him get 100% healthy so he can hopefully finish out the eight year contract
Pretty stupid to be without a captain furring a Stanley cup playoff run. We need to make Nate captain I love landy and he can be captain when he’s back with us
Let him recover 100% first, I remember this baseball player from the 90’s, tore his rotator cuff I think, career ending injury, at his press conference he had his arm in a sling and he was crying his eyes out, his shoulder tattoo was exposed, it was fist clutching a baseball. I do not want that for Landy.
I think fans and the media need to remember that we are not professional NHL athletes. There is no one in better shape and access to the best medical care money can get. If Gabe wants to come back, we need to let him and trust that the doctors will tell him no if its not safe. We also need to remember that yes, Ball had the same surgery, but Gabe and Lonzo have very different requirements for the knee. In basketball you are constantly jumping and putting your full weight plus gravity on it, if you are jumping in ice hockey every play, you are playing it wrong. I have no reservations about him being game speed come playoffs. Do we really believe that Nikita Kucherov is that much better? He was away from the game for nearly a year and won a Con Smyth trophy when he miraculously returned for the playoffs. If his knees do feel better, he will be a better skater than he was during that run by virtue of being healthy.
No need to rush it rn. As long he is a constant in the locker room in this final stretch, i think we are in good hands and even stronger for next season, if he's 100%
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Really hope Gabe can come back love him!
i cant wait to see the crowd reaction to when he steps onto home ice for the first time. With that said i kind of hope its next season and he just makes sure hes actually 100%.
As much as it sucks, I think the Avs need to be sure he's 100% recovered before he plays again and nothing less, realistically meaning the start of next season. Too much is on the line, and he's such a great player and captain. Anything happening to his knee at 90% and I would expect him to retire due to the toll he's expressed already and the presumable fact that would leave him nearly 33 years old with 4 years of rust. Best case I can see this season is he comes back in the 3rd round as a 4th liner to inject extra physicality and leadership into the lineup.
But I didn't even know Makar's skate blade did it until watching this. How miserable for him, because I absolutely love this guy and we know what he brings to the table. EVERYTHING. Nobody beats us in a best of 7 if prime Gabe is in this lineup, but as it stands, I can't in good faith pick us to go all the way this Spring (hope I'm wrong!).
As much as I want to see him on the ice with the boys this playoff run I rather him get 100% healthy so he can hopefully finish out the eight year contract
I understand the situation but it's frustrating not having him in the lineup #92🏒🥅
Pretty stupid to be without a captain furring a Stanley cup playoff run. We need to make Nate captain I love landy and he can be captain when he’s back with us
A year after major reconstructive surgery and the first hockey he’s going to play is Gabe Landeskog hockey in the playoffs? Ehhh…seems tough
All I know is the Avs training staff sucks! LOC was day to day then out for the season, like wtf?!
Let him recover 100% first, I remember this baseball player from the 90’s, tore his rotator cuff I think, career ending injury, at his press conference he had his arm in a sling and he was crying his eyes out, his shoulder tattoo was exposed, it was fist clutching a baseball. I do not want that for Landy.
I think fans and the media need to remember that we are not professional NHL athletes. There is no one in better shape and access to the best medical care money can get. If Gabe wants to come back, we need to let him and trust that the doctors will tell him no if its not safe. We also need to remember that yes, Ball had the same surgery, but Gabe and Lonzo have very different requirements for the knee. In basketball you are constantly jumping and putting your full weight plus gravity on it, if you are jumping in ice hockey every play, you are playing it wrong. I have no reservations about him being game speed come playoffs. Do we really believe that Nikita Kucherov is that much better? He was away from the game for nearly a year and won a Con Smyth trophy when he miraculously returned for the playoffs. If his knees do feel better, he will be a better skater than he was during that run by virtue of being healthy.
I agree, he won't be playing like a top player, better to ease him into it next season. We've got plenty of depth and can win this without him.
No need to rush it rn. As long he is a constant in the locker room in this final stretch, i think we are in good hands and even stronger for next season, if he's 100%