NHL.com is providing in-depth roster, prospect and fantasy analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, three important questions facing the Colorado Avalanche.

1. Is Gabriel Landeskog all the way back?

After missing nearly three years while recovering from a knee injury and surgeries, the Avalanche captain returned in Game 3 of their seven-game loss to the Dallas Stars in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The forward had four points (one goal, three assists) and averaged 17:13 of ice time in five games, and there also was an emotional lift to teammates who had watched him work his way back.

The 32-year-old was one of the game's elite power forwards prior to his injury, scoring 30 goals in 51 games in 2021-22. The Avalanche believe he could return to that

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