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Gabe Landeskog opens up about recovery, new docuseries: “The optimism is still there”

Gabe Landeskog is just like you.

He has envisioned that night, too. So many times. The one thing Avalanche fans want, maybe more than any other thing outside of celebrating more championships.

It’s the biggest thing Landeskog has been working toward for nearly three years: the chance to skate out onto the ice at Ball Arena again.

“For a long time, I thought about it a lot — especially early on in the recovery and right after surgery,” Landeskog told The Denver Post. “It just felt like I thought about it every time I closed my eyes.