Avs Notebook: Landeskog Seems To Be Progressing

Plus, Erik Johnson may play soon, but Makar out tonight and 3 Best Bets

Gabe Landeskog, skating with the regular group today. Erik Johnson, skating with the regular group in a regular jersey.

Cue the Styx song, folks:

But, as we’ve come to condition ourselves all season: don’t get above your raisin’. No time to start thinking the worst is over for the Avs, health-wise. For all we know, a couple other guys will go down in tonight’s match with the Chicago Blackhawks (7 p.m.).

Oh, wait, that’s already happened. Cale Makar “tweaked” something in the lower body at the skate and won’t play tonight. Probably not serious, but these are the Avs, so you never quite know for sure.

But Landy skating with the regular team today at the morning skate was a good thing. As far as I hear, the Avs are very hopeful of getting him back before the playoffs, or at least for Game 1.

Erik Johnson’s quicker-than-expected recovery certainly is good news. Here’s a question though: would he even crack the lineup right now? The Avs are playing GREAT defensive hockey, so why mess with success?