Avs GM Chris MacFarland and captain Gabriel Landeskog will meet with media at 9:30 AM (May 23). Update : Nothing happened . Just calmly move along

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yea this is nothing. It isn't actually for what people think. Just the standard end of season press conference.

 

[Dirby Kach]

Yea this is nothing. It isn't actually for what people think. Just the standard end of season press conference.

you wish. Best of luck to Landeskog in retirement.

 

[ItWasJustified]

MacFarland and Landeskog literally did a press conference last year as well:

Journalist:
''What impact did Nichushkin's absence have on the group in the last two games?''
Landeskog:
''How the hell should I know?''

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

you wish. Best of luck to Landeskog in retirement.

??? That would literally be a best case scenario for Colorad.

 

[Spilot23]

It'll go to Makar, MacKinnon is way too emotional to be captain of that team

Mack would straight out refuse captaincy. Dude don't even show up in the 3 stars in the game

 

[Kcb12345]

Yeah I don't think this'll be anything special.

If anything it'll be him talking about how he expects to be good to go next season

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

He's ready to play after the surgeries but an unfortunate spleen laceration happened and he's injured until May 1st.

 

[Avs2022]

He's ready to play after the surgeries but an unfortunate spleen laceration happened and he's injured until May 1st.

Yeah. It's a Swedish thing.

 

[StreetHawk]

What else could this be besides a retirement announcement?

Won't miss the guy at all. Well loved in Denver, but one of the dirtier players in the league.

Avs really taking a beating the last week or so.

Let's make sure we use correct wording...

He's not retiring in the sense, he is leaving money on the table. Avs have insurance to cover the balance of his salary.

Sounds like a LTIR Retirement. He's tried rehab and it just isn't working to get him back to the level he was prior. Been 2 years since he last played at this point.

Is it possible it's just giving up the C? I guess, but wouldn't they announce Mack to be there to receive it from Landy? Avs, for the off-season kind of want to know if they have his $7 mill cap space to spend or not. If it's still progressing, then they need to leave room for his cap hit.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Handing the C to Mack and the A to Nik!

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Yeah. It's a Swedish thing.

I never knew Mark Stone was Swedish.

 

[Voight]

Giving up the captancy would be the only other thing that makes sense for this kind of event

I get the best ability is availability but seems premature to give up the C when hes on track to come back, no?

It's not like they've underachieved with him as captain in recent years, with the exception of 2023.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

If it's not what we all think, which I assume was he was retiring, then I would think he is stepping down as Captain if his injury status is still unclear so the Avs can have a Captain next season.

 

[wetcoast]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1793371319498907914

I assume this means Landeskog is annoucing that he's not coming back and inofficially retiring ?

Darn I miss this guy and he was really important to the Avs SC.

 

[Musampa]

He admits that it was he who peed in Nichushkin’s bottle

 

[BB79]

I think he just wants to announce that he saved 15% by switching to Geico

 

[Mighty Makar]

I never knew Mark Stone was Swedish.

Forsberg!

 

[Avs2022]

Forsberg!

Thank you. Didn't think i had to explain that one on the Avs forum.

 

[Xirik]

Maybe he is retiring to play baseball like his dad wanted. Good thing too because I think Aliens are going to steal the top NHL players talent.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Forsberg!

@Avs2022

Oh!!! You guys and your inside jokes lol

 

[Blindsummit]

I hope he makes it back. Was a big fan when he played for the Kitchener Rangers and am glad I got to see him play in all those games when I lived there. Great player.

 

[Magic Mittens]

I doubt it's nothing big, maybe just he's coming back next season, or he wants to get traded to Vegas to have there magical medical team heal him

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

To announce future announcements at a time to be announced?

 

[Jugitsu]

If this is the end for him, then good riddance. Always hated him and his antics on the ice.

 

[serp]

I get the best ability is availability but seems premature to give up the C when hes on track to come back, no?

It's not like they've underachieved with him as captain in recent years, with the exception of 2023.

Landeskog clearly wants to come back and is still under contract for 5 more seasons but can the Avalanche actually count on that really happening ? This is why this is giving me Ben Bishop vibes. Bish was not willing to accept he was done until he managed to come back and play in an AHL game to see that he no longer could do it.

The Avs can promise Landeskog that he will get the C back the second he's shown that he can be an every day NHL player again. Until that day comes ( if that ever happens ) someone else should wear the C .