{"id":484954,"date":"2026-03-08T18:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=484954"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:08:23","slug":"colorado-avalanche-lose-important-forward-for-some-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/08\/colorado-avalanche-lose-important-forward-for-some-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Avalanche Lose Important Forward for Some Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/08\/nhl-predictions-march-8-minnesota-wild-vs-colorado-avalanche\/\" target=\"_self\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> are going to be without one of their key forwards on a week-to-week basis. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/avalanche-captain-gabriel-landeskog-lower-body-week-to-week--flm-2026-03-08\/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&amp;taid=69adcd1610ec71000163c238&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=bluesky\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News emerged<\/a> on Sunday that Avalanche captain <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/landega01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Landeskog<\/a> will be out due to a lower-body injury. This news was announced prior to Colorado&#8217;s Sunday afternoon matchup with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/06\/the-minnesota-wild-wanted-to-shed-some-salary-and-florida-answered\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Wild.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:r37i6viiof7tg7jljznxft6z\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mgkukr3jjc22\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreih4h4qkdpscak7ibv2pvmrifkwbzrx6uoqx3x3hkxi5x26kfsrktq\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Avs say Gabriel Landeskog will not play due to a lower-body injury. He is week-to-week.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a  href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:r37i6viiof7tg7jljznxft6z?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Boulding \u274c\ud83d\udc51 (@rboulding.bsky.social)<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:r37i6viiof7tg7jljznxft6z\/post\/3mgkukr3jjc22?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2026-03-08T17:29:38.113Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Colorado Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog Out on Week-to-Week Basis<\/h2>\n<p>The Colorado captain took a shot from defenceman <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/makarca01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cale Makar<\/a> in Friday&#8217;s shootout victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/08\/nhl-rumours-whats-next-for-dallas-stars-rfa-forward\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Stars.<\/a> He showed reporters his athletic cup after the game, <span>which\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cmasisak22\/status\/2030136124077720011?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:had a large dent from;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" data-rapid_p=\"21\" data-v9y=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had a large dent from<\/a><span>\u00a0Makar\u2019s shot, according to Corey Masiak of the<em> Denver Post<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Landeskog has only played for the Avalanche across his 12-year NHL career. The veteran forward is back for his first regular season action after missing the last three full seasons. He&#8217;s missed multiple campaigns due to <span>a \u2060knee injury that needed multiple surgeries, including a cartilage replacement. The 32-year-old return during last season&#8217;s Stanley Cup Playoff series with Dallas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Landeskog has nine goals and 20 assists for 29 points in 47 games so far this season. He missed 14 games earlier in the season due to an unrelated <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/01\/07\/colorado-avalanche-injury-update-two-key-players\/\" target=\"_self\">upper-body injury.<\/a> However, he did return for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics for his native Sweden. The Avs&#8217; captain has two goals and five assists in the six games since his return.<\/p>\n<h3>What It Means<\/h3>\n<p>The Avalanche have been playing well, but it does hurt being without their captain. Colorado has been without Landeskog for quite a while, but he&#8217;s done a great job in his first regular season back with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado currently has the most points in the league and is on pace to nab the President&#8217;s Trophy. However, the Avalanche need to make a deep postseason run after crashing out in the first round after winning the Stanley Cup in the 2021-22 season. The pressure is on to finally make a lengthy run and they&#8217;ll need their captain.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado Avalanche are going to be without one of their key forwards on a week-to-week basis. News emerged on Sunday that Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will be out due to a lower-body injury. This news was announced prior to Colorado&#8217;s Sunday afternoon matchup with the Minnesota Wild. 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