SUNRISE, Fla. — The phrase “upper-body injury” has never been met with a greater collective sigh of relief in Denver, or throughout the hockey world.
Captain Gabe Landeskog left the Colorado Avalanche’s 2-1 loss Sunday night to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena after a scary fall and crash into the net and end boards. It’s only the third regulation loss of the season for the Avs (31-3-7), and easily the most inconsequential game result of the season.
Given what he has been through, everyone — from teammates and coaches to his adversaries on the other bench and fans on two continents — was relieved to find out it was not a knee injury.