Chris MacFarland is still uncertain about Gabriel Landeskog’s timeline, but he realizes the Avalanche need to reach a conclusion on the captain’s status this week by the deadline.
With 90 hours and counting until the 2023 NHL trade deadline, Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland outlined that Colorado is not dead-set on adding any particular asset or position this week.“I don’t think we’re focused in on any one positional silo,” MacFarland told local reporters Monday night. “If there’s something that makes sense, whether it’s at forward or D, we’ll look at it.”
The salary cap is an especially critical component as Colorado navigates its trade options before the 1 p.m. MST cutoff Friday. Forward Gabriel Landeskog and defenseman Erik Johnson are both injured without an imminent return timeline, and whether they are able to return during the regular season will impact what the Avs can or can’t do at the deadline.
“That’s a good question,” MacFarland said when asked about his confidence that Landeskog can return before the playoffs. “That’s something that we’re still — our medical staff, the doctors and Gabe himself will obviously control. He’s a really important piece. We’ve missed him all year, but I think there’s more info to glean as we move along here.”
If he is deemed out until at least the playoffs, the Avalanche can keep him on long-term injury reserve, freeing up cap space for a potential trade. Landeskog’s cap hit is $7 million; Johnson’s is $6 million.“We’ll have those discussions , and we’ll be able to gauge whether one or both of them are in that situation,” he said.
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