\u201cGetting better. He\u2019s doing more and more in the gym, he\u2019s hitting the ice now, he\u2019s still limited a little bit, he\u2019s sore,\u201d Bednar told reporters at Scotiabank Arena. \u201cTime will tell, but the goal would be for him to be able to go play for the Olympics. And he\u2019s still targeting that. He really wants to play and I really want him to go play.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ MORE:\u00a0One Year Later, the Impact of the Rantanen for Necas Trade Lingers for the Avalanche (+)<\/a><\/p>\n Bednar had already made it known that the decision is for Landeskog to make. The team will not sway it in either direction.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s always a little bit of nervousness when you got players going that maybe aren\u2019t fully healthy, but he\u2019ll do the right thing, and I\u2019m really hoping that we can watch him in the Olympic tournament,\u201d Bednar said. \u201cIt\u2019s something that he really wants to do, play for his country again, he\u2019s earned that, with his season. Hopefully everything works out, but it\u2019s going to be tight.\u201d<\/p>\n Landeskog dressed in all 41 games to open the season before sustaining the injury on the road in Florida. He has seven goals and 22 points and was playing on the top line when the injury occured. Landeskog started the year with four assists in 15 games before posting 18 in the next 26. He was one of Sweden\u2019s first six roster players named to the roster last summer.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Postgame Wrap: Nelson Records Hat Trick, Lifts Avalanche to Bounceback Victory<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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