I remember a Bryan Burke interview on Chiclets talking about Landeskog’s draft interview that it was the most impressive interview they’d ever had, and Landeskog would be a GM one day.. based on an interview when he was 18 years old

As an Avs fan this is so devastating to hear. Landy is one of my favorites in the room and he's such an amazing captain. He's always been able to carry them through tough games, and he has this great leading ability to pull his team up from the brink. I hope this doesn't mean he's done forever and that he'll come back next season, but it's certainly a tough pill to swallow. If Nate is our engine, then Landy is our heart.

Everyone saying mackinnon should be captain. But being captain means more than just who has more skill, it comes down to who can grind until the dying seconds of a game no matter what, a person who makes they’re teammates better and focuses more on how they’re team is doing instead of how they’re personal stats are, a person who is a true leader and I see that in landoskog he is an amazing captain and leads his team with great leadership skills!

watching the cup celebvration last year and how all the palyers embraced Landy. Francouz hugging him saying "you're the best captain ever." He is definitely loved in that locker room. And on the ice he brings something that the Avs dont have enough of. He is no doubt invaluable to this team. I just hope he is able to recover and be good to go next year

This video got me. As an Avs fan out of the UK following the sport since 2013, Landy has been the constant face of the team throughout. To see him lift the cup last year was the most incredible feeling, and it sucks so bad to see him miss out this year.

Av's won the cup when Forsberg went down. They've been the most banged up team this season and still got to the top of their division. They're getting everyone else back except for Helm. Bednar has been brilliant in his coaching adjustments. And now they have a very sentimental reason to go after the cup again. So, I'm optimistic.

While MacKinnon may have mellowed out a bit after finally getting the cup, for the longest time Landy was the only one who could keep him in check during games when MacK thought teammates--and even the coach--weren't pulling their weight.

Landy is a warrior. He'll do everything in his power to be back in an Avs sweater.

Oh man, I didn't see this... Make no mistake, Landeskog was a huge part of the Stanley Cup win. He may not get the most points but he is one of the most all around good players in the league. Being able to throw his body around, fight if needed to defend his players, score when needed, setup plays when needed, lead his team when needed, tip those Makar blueline shots in and he's disciplined. His discipline also rolls down to his team and he keeps them in line and together. He does it ALL... What a shame to lose him for the playoffs , I was really hoping to get him back.

as an avs fan.. landy is the heart and soul of this team, i'm devastated. i hope he comes out stronger from this, whenever that may be. and i hope they win the thing again for him.

I’m not surprised. Avs have been dealing with this all season long. People constantly troll Avs fans whenever we bring up injuries, but it’s not an excuse, it’s an actual problem that the team has had all season. I believe they should make Mack a temporary captain.

Avs fan here, this hurts a lot. I don’t care about going back to back as much as I just want to see Landy playing good and healthy again.

Landy is the heart of the team. It's been a brutal year without him. He's going to be sorely missed in the playoffs

The fact Avs are fighting for 1st in the West, without their captain..along with +500 man games lost this year, is seriously impressive. 😊

I think that his Avs teammates are going extra hard now on playoffs for him. So it can be ironically their big boost.

I hope they can pull a 2001 Forsberg, but the difference is Foppa played the first two rounds.

Someone needs to make it a mantra in that dressing room that the Avs won the cup in 2001 without Forsberg in the lineup. A deep playoff run is possible despite massive loss.

You know he's going to be there cheering and motivating them even if he can't suit up

Go Avs! From a Habs fan. Lehky brought me to support these guys after besting tampa as well.

When MacKinnon yells at the team for eating ice cream, Landy is the calm hand going "Hey, maybe dont" Glad he is our Captain

Landeskog has managed to make such a good impression, that even if he is not on the ice whatever specifics of his leadership he imparted on his team still remain. He’s managed to lead the Avs to victory, without being directly on the ice. Some leaders make their presence know while present, others while not present, and a for a fewer bunch while both.

As a Kings Fan it reminds me of Dustin Brown and Kopitar. You have the humble leader Brownie who can communicate and model being a captain on and off the ice while Kopitar keeps putting the puck in the net during those 2012 - 2014 cup runs.

Mac and Lande are the best duo we've ever gotten here in denver (yes better than sakic and forsberg). When Lande blocked that puck with the blade of his skate in that last game vs the lightning, the puck broke his skates blade and seeing Mackinnion carrying him to the bench was the ultimate teammate move you'll see in professional sports. Plus ever since Lande has been out people have been gunning for our star players, its nice to have a captain who has his teammates backs and if he saw a dirty hit you bet Lande was taking his gloves off.

can't imagine the avs without landy man. Absolutely heartbreaking.

It's actually good to see him take that time off. If you don't rehabilitate knee injuries properly after surgery you're left with life long pain from early onset osteoarthritis and poor range of motion.

Even without landeskog, the AVS are a dangerously good team, and are just as scary, as last year

We love Landeskog! Oh Captain, my Captain!!

Avs fan here. Mack is 100% my favorite player on the team, but Landy is also 100% our captain and I wouldn't have it any other way

Firstly, I wanna give a huge shoutout to you Johnny. Once again you’re here at the forefront with hockey news I didn’t even know I needed to know, cheers bud. Secondly I wanna say this is absolutely devastating to hear, as both a Blues fan, and as just a lover of the game. The Avs for me are a love-to-hate kind of team, in terms of their history, alumni, and the competition they’ve brought to the field, especially against my blue notes. Gabe has always struck me as such an amazing person and player, and I believe I stand with all of STL and the hockey community in saying that I wish him the utmost best in moving forward through this tough time in his career with Colorado and as a gamer

Landy is a the true leader. Nate said in a interview a year or two ago, he wouldn’t want to be captain cause he would need someone to calm him down.

If I recall correctly, it was when Ladeskog was made captain that Ryan O'Reilly soured on the Avalanches. He expected to get it, and when he didn't, he tried to leave the team. It seems to be forgotten, but he signed an offer sheet with Calgary, which Colorado matched. Later on he got traded to Buffalo.

It's a lot like Doaner. Not particularly mind boggling on ice but everything he does on and off that everyone loves

im avsolutely devastated right now. the boys aren't the same without Cap

he’s really the heart and soul of the team, it’s not surprising but sad nonetheless. as much as i miss him i definitely think it’s better long term, tho. i’d rather he make a full recovery at his own pace rather than rush himself back and end up re-injuring himself. i’m sure it’s been hard on him mentally as well so i just hope he’s doing alright

Landy’s a gem. Hate to see it, but I hope he’s able to rest and get well. The league is better with him in it.

So sad man. Let's hope the avs pull this one out for Landy

That would be like losing Bergy for a season or the playoffs here in New England. Absolutely devastating, 1 player can make a big difference in the cup chase.

The Avalanche are just an all around respectable hockey franchise

Even off the ice, Landy is the captain. If he's not on the ice, it's going to kill him, but I'm genuinely more worried that he comes back too soon and never plays again. Landeskog, for me, is a better captain than Sakic. And Sakic was amazing.

Seeing his name in the Aud (the arena where he played on the Rangers in Kitchener) every time I go there to watch the Rangers, it's so cool seeing where he started and where he's come in his career.

So sad love this person first not hockey player he has a good heart and loves his team. What a good captain. Nothing but love. Go Avs go

At least his career isn’t over let the man heal up and he’ll be ready for next year!!!

the story line is going to feel real good when the avs repeat throughout all the injuries and the obstacles.

Landy is the only guy in NHL history to play in the league for 15 seasons yet still be in his 20’s lol.

As a Habs fan I feel for him and the fans hopefully he can come back healthy for Avs fans and they don’t have to go through what we had too with Weber and Price

Great video Johnny hawkey buddy cheers 🍻

I'm an Oilers fan, and this bums me out.

Great video Johnny

I was standing right behind the guy who handed Landy the Swedish flag at the Cup parade here in Denver. This news was devastating since he travelled with the team for the West coast read trip recently.

Mackinnon doesn't want to be the Captain. I saw him say it myself in an interview after they resigned. Landeskog was resigned before last season. That's why Mackinnon isn't Captain. He said Landeskog makes a better one. It also gives Mackinnon less pressure and allows him to play his game. Honestly, I would think they would pick Makar after Landeskog, seeing how Mackinnon would rather not wear the C.

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I feel your pain. My Habs went to the Cup finals a couple years ago. Immediately after the playoffs we lost our Captain, Shea Weber (forever) and we also lost the best goalie in the world, Carey Price. Imagine that kind of hit to the team? My team still hasn't recovered

Don't think many people know that during that horrible 2016 Avs season, Gabe would always do post game interviews after every single game many of which were losses. Guy stuck it out during the worst of times in Colorado so he could enjoy the best of times as well. Hope he makes a full recovery.

Going all the way back to when he was a Kitchener Ranger, Landeskog has been a classy player, and person. Just a solid pro. Too bad for the Avs, and Gabriel.

as an Avs fan I hate to see it.. but it'll be cool to see Mackinnon be the first to hoist the cup up this year ;)

Tampa won it a couple years ago without Stamkos. The Avs are more than capable.

landeskog has always been my favorite player and as an avalanche fan it sucks to hear he is also missing the playoffs

That season we dont talk about, landy was doing post game media availability every game, even on those losses where he was the only one left in the locker room. Such a good guy

Tampa won a Stanley cup with stamkos playing one shift in the post season. They’re definitely not out of it

i remember when we lost our captain in the playoff john tavares ..its does hurt the whole team

What sucks the most is that it's an injury that occurred against the stars or the blues (not sure what team) back in the 2020 season that they are having a tough time cleaning/fixing up. He is a vital piece to their puzzle and will surely be missed.

What a shame!!! Sabre fan here, hope it inspires/lifts the team, but that's rough!

as an avs fan, we can still get this. the team is weaker than last year, but they have experience and drive. imagine we win again, and landeskog hands the cup to say mckinnon or makar first instead, reenacting 2001. that'd be awesome.

I'm a vegas fan and had no idea he was gone but felt that I hadn't heard his name in a while so I did a little research with the current Dallas VS Avs matchup. Man, this sucks, i hope he gets better soon and gets his play back. Otherwise, its devastating for the league and the team. GO AVS!

Might be a Hot Take but I like how the Avs look without Landy anyway. He has Tkachuk-esque tendencies sometimes

Thanks for making me cry😭😭😭

As an Avs fan since I was 3 years old in 1997 I’ve been saying “wait till cap comes back we’re still the favorites” it breaks my heart that gabe won’t play. But luckily we have a ton of leaders in the locker room. Yea we have Mack but also we have Eric Johnson who’s been an av for over a decade. We have Jack Johnson we maybe not the AV pedigree but a guy everyone in that locker room loves and respects. Mikko. We have cogs.. compher. We have a TON of veteran leadership on that squad. My heart is broken for landy but I have faith in the rest of the guys that we can pull it out. Honestly the place well miss him most is in the top 6. He’s a 90 point a year guy. Good for 15/20 in the playoffs. His production is gonna be seriously missed. I’m not sure we can score regularly against a Dallas at full strength wo him. Plus his presence as an absolute tone setter. Mack’s edge comes from landy. Mack can be the player he is bc his co best player, is his captain, and a guy who will throw hands and bang a defenseman on the forecheck. Man this hurts. Good words it truly is devastating to us….

I actually hadn’t seen this news yet. I’ve been an Avs fan since they went from the Nordiques to the Avalanche in ‘96. Landy is part of the soul of this Avalanche team. This really fuckin sucks. Excuse the language.

When was the last time Landeskog played 70+ games in a season?

With all the injuries, especially Makar, is was awful news.

We ain't crying about that 2016 season we got cale makar for it it was worth it

Landy is amazing on and off the ice but I think him missin a whole season and putting him on for playoffs would be a risk to him and the team’s success at this point.. and yes I am a avs fan through and through

As an oilers fan, it makes me excited to make the playing field more even for a future playoff matchup. But it is really hard to see that this has happened to him. The avalanche need him to go on a run, and I don’t think they can do it without him. Hopefully this isn’t career ending.

We've known for a few days and im still having a hard time 😢 Landy we miss you come back %100!

I think as fans we tend to forget how big hockey is to these guys. Since the game is only a small part of our lives we don’t realize it is their entire life.

the Avs are still dangerous even without Makar and Landeskog. I wouldn't count the avs out just because we don't have 2 of our top players. The chemistry on the lines has been insane lately.

Been a rough day...between Landy,& the piss poor effort the Avs put out vs the Manitoba Moose(slight exageration)...uh Jets-& 1 of the worst #2s in the nhl-Rittich. They dont say how-only how many.But if they wanna win the central-which is SOMEWHAT important-better show more effort tomorow,cuz the Preds will play hard guaranteed. Winning the division guarantees nothing,& finishing 2nd doesnt remotely doom us.But a path of Seattle at home,then the Minny-Dallas winner at home vs probably having to beat Minny AND Dallas-with the Stars series guaranteed on the road...it is a somewhat signifigant difference,my opinion.

Holy crap Landeskog and MacKinnon look like Brothers almost look like Twins!

The Avs are doing just fine without 'Odin', I'd rather have a healthy Landeskog next year then a marginal player now. Long term thinking here and when we three-peat, all concerns will fade.

It hurts. To watch all of the talent the Avs let go last year, only to not have Landy for the entire season, let alone a defending playoff run. It’s definitely raises huge questions for me. That’s a lot of money going to one player without production for 2 entire seasons and now a complete playoff run. Keumper, Kadri, and Jack Johnson all got walked last year. You could have signed Johnson and either of the other two for Landys money, possibly all three if they could have sold Kadri on another cup run.

That sucks😢

I watched the press conference with Landy. If he's still exploring options after 2 seasons of this including missing one of them and still in pain?? I just don't know. People questioned Crosby's retirement after his concussion season, as they should, but nobody did in this one and I think that's strange. If his injury is not healed by now, then what??

This is definitely not devastating, as a long time Colorado Avalanche fan. We will survive.

It would've been mice to see landy play just 1 regular season game just so he can say that he played

This really makes be think this his career might be in jeopardy.

I think Rantanen is more of a leader tha makar.

THE CAPTAIN USED TO BE PICKED BY THE PLAYERS, NOW MANAGEMENT PICK WHO THEY FEEL, SHOULD BE CAPTAIN!!!

Anyone who says its hard to feel bad for a guy getting paid what he does or wipe his tears with $100 bills has never played competitive sports.

Let's Go AVS !

Yup all of Avs nation is devastated by this ..we were expecting him to be back for at least the playoffs. It really does suck for Landy though.

I wish the Avs would have known earlier, and could have possibly traded first round picks and some young players for a big name in the line up to fill up the 7 million ltir space.

Landy is our captain for a reason. He’s amazing. We miss him 💔

I dont see how the Avs can repeat now. One round, sure they can do it, two rounds maybe but you can only make it so far without your captain, especially one who is as loved as Landy

What is that crazy "whoop whoop" sound they play everytime the avalanche score? It's so annoying. Do they think it makes them trendy or cool? If I was a season ticket holder I would call and demand that they change it because I wouldn't want to be associated with that.

That sucks that he wont get to actually play, but you know what? As a captain him not playing can be a secret advantage because hes gunna get more time from the coaches perspective of the game. For sure he will also be the one to get the cup first. Or at least he should be. Landy is going to be the next Avs GM, and he's shown colorado so much fucking gratitude and loyalty. Even if he was out for the next 2 seasons, I would still say the avs should keep him because he's that important to our franchise. He is the glue for the team and he's the biggest reason why we are where we are now. He worked hard with Sakic and the coaching staff to build a real team here in colorado and there's no doubt in my mind he's worthy enough to wear Sakics shoes once he steps down. To me it's great to see because it feels like my generation that grew up watching Sakic and Hejduk and all them (I still have signatures on my jersey from my first year of hockey from some of the last veterans in the early 2000s) and now we are finally filling the shoes of those idols and forging our own generational legacy in hockey. That's gotta feel pretty fucking special for Landy, and I'm sure theres not a member on that team that wouldn't sacrifice everything to keep landy around. It seems pretty clear that the entire team really respects him. I remember when Mack got offered the C for a little while when landy was first out and he wouldn't wear it because he said "we already have a captain". That's respect. Mack could have taken that C when Roy was "coaching" for us if he could cool his attitude down enough to handle it but he never did despite cooling his attitude down much further than where it was. I remember mack kind of being a big fucking baby the first few years he was here and along with doucher I wanted them gone off the team. How far we've come as a team since those dark days. We were fucking horrible back then. Beer league is a compliment lol. Sakic really turned shit around with this team. I was even surprised when they let Roy go. Figured the team culture stuff would have gotten in front of how awful a coach Roy was and they would have given him a much bigger cushion to fuck around on given what we all know about Roys temper. But Sakic and Landy have stayed dedicated and it's those two that have really put in the most effort to building not just a team, but a family. That's how you win championships. It's not enough to have a group of talented guys. They need to love each other like family. You get that, you got a team that will do anything for each other. That's what teams like the Leafs lack. That's what Herb Brooks saw in the team he built for the 1980 gold medal. Talent isn't enough. It's all about creating a few solid leaders on the team that can take charge and have the chemistry and charisma to motivate and bring out the best in each player. Landy is our Mike Eruzione or Boris Mikhailov. He may not be the best goal scorer, but he's the best and biggest heart we have on the team and that's way more important in a leader. THe most important lesson is don't be a doucher like duchene and leave the team for fucking NASHVILLE of all places to get a cup win. What a silly and dumb move that was. Same with O'reilly even though he's at least somewhere now where he's not being held back by an awful ass team.

Yea it sucks but I wouldn't want to have a guy on the ice fresh off a year + long injury no matter how good of a captain he is.

Sad but this is a chance for other players to show leadership and hopefully get a win

I still think they are the best team in the west and can see them making the finals again.

Avs still have a chance to win the cup. They’re on the verge of taking the central without so many guys, so at this point I just hope this isn’t going to be career threatening. Gabe’s such a good dude, he deserves to see out his time in the league properly

Ah man....I was hoping he would make the playoffs. Quite frankly makar hasn't been playing much lately either I wish the aves had a player or 2 that had some toughness that would stand up and TCB when their star players get roughed up but I guess that NHL doesn't exist anymore, our loss.