It’s getting harder to temper expectations about the return of Gabe Landeskog.
The Colorado Avalanche captain completed his first exhibition game in four seasons Sunday night. He looked, well, a whole lot like the guy from four years ago, before a series of issues with his right knee took away three full regular seasons.
“I thought he was great,” Bednar said.
Bednar’s response was concise, but hard to argue with. It was also a familiar refrain.
What did the Avs coach think of his captain through the first two days of training camp, before giving him the third day off ahead of him playing in the earlier game Sunday against the Utah Mammoth at Magness Arena?