Methot’s went smoothly, too, and helped him in every day activities, but getting back to playing in the NHL is another level. Landeskog’s understanding is the surgery has an 85% success rate. That and research - the most studying he has done since high school - helped Landeskog reach this decision. In recent weeks he has spoken with Lonzo Ball of the Chicago Bulls, who underwent knee cartilage replacement in March, picking the brain of the NBA player who has experienced a similarly tough journey through injury. Initially projected to miss 12 weeks, he did not play all season and in April was ruled out for the playoffs. Landeskog was given the option of this surgery last fall but thought something less invasive could get him back on the ice. “What he did last year and how he played and battled through something, I know that (is something) we’ll never forget.” “It says everything about Gabe: He’s a winner and he drives the emotional barometer of our team in so many ways,” Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland said. In between, Landeskog played through chronic pain to win a championship. That masterful performance came after the first operation in March and was followed by another in October. Landeskog has not played since the Cup clincher at Tampa Bay on June 26, the end of the franchise’s third title run that he was a big part of with 22 points in 20 games. The 30-year-old Swede is motivated most by the desire to get back to hockey’s mountaintop. “I just have to do what’s right for my health and really, ultimately, do what I can so I’m able to go out there and play with the guys and continue chasing more Stanley Cups,” Landeskog said on a Zoom call Tuesday. He has not contemplated retirement and is confident he’ll be able to resume his career after a third procedure on the knee in roughly 14 months.
Landeskog is set to undergo cartilage replacement surgery Wednesday, sidelining him for a second consecutive full NHL season and giving the longtime captain an uncertain path back. Now, he’s willing to take an extreme step to try to play hockey again. DENVER (AP) - Gabriel Landeskog may have sacrificed his injured right knee to hoist the Stanley Cup for the Colorado Avalanche.
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