Chris MacFarland threw meat to hungry wolves with his comments to Pierre LaBrun of The Athletic over the weekend when he said he was hoping captain Gabriel Landeskog could return for the playoffs. We aren't so sure that: #1 he can, #2 if he can, should he? And #3, why would MacFarland even make a comment like that at this stage of the season? The season that hasn't even started yet!? We discuss why that while, yes, this is a possibility, it would benefit the Colorado Avalanche to put Landeskog on the shelf for the entire season no matter how well he is progressing.

We also learned that Avalanche skills coach Shawn Allard is no longer with the team. Normally, a skills coach leaving is not very big news. But Allard is a different skills coach, and one that several players look up to. We discuss why this is kind of a big deal.

Finally, we look at the Avalanche nationally televised games this season. Some great matchups are on there and we discuss the ones we are looking forward to the most.

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