Today, the Colorado Avalanche received some very bad news regarding the team's captain. Gabriel Landeskog will have to miss the next three months due to a knee injury.

Chris MacFarland will have to move to improve his team if he wants to win a second consecutive Stanley Cup.

With a surplus on offense, many experts believe that the Montreal Canadiens could be the Avs' lifeline in this misadventure.

Could Dadonov, Hoffman or Drouin end up in Colorado?

To be continued.

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