According to TSN, Joe Sakic has signed a 1 year deal with the Colorado Avalanche. Sakic was an unrestricted free agent, although he wouldn’t consider playing anywhere but for Colorado. Sakic has played his entire career with the Avalanche/Nordiques and has been the captain of the team for both of their Stanley Cup victories. Here is what Super Joe had to say about his return:

“Ultimately it came down to the fact that I still enjoy playing and competing,” said Sakic. “I’m comfortable with my conditioning and my overall health. I’m ready for the start of camp and am looking forward to the upcoming season.”

Granato has been an Assistant Coach for the last 4 years with the Avs, however he did achieve some success with the Avalanche as their Head Coach.  With some more experience under his belt I think Granato should be able to implement a strong system for his players to follow.  The next question for the Avalanche comes in the form of what kind of team are they going to field next year.  Their stars are getting older and more brittle, and their captain Joe Sakic is an unrestricted free agent.  Stay tuned in the coming months for any new developments with the Avs.

Groin injuries are typically some of the most uncertain injuries in terms of healing time.  Forsberg is clearly still hurting pretty bad or else he would at least be working out.

Other Avalanche injuries include Ryan Smyth (may return this weekend), Adam Foote and Ruslan Salei.  The Avs are still desperately fighting for a playoff spot.

The Avalanche lost the game against Dallas today without the hurt Forsberg 3-0, snapping a 6 game winning streak.  The Avs were outshot by Dallas 26-19 and Brad Richards scored his 1st goal since being traded to Dallas from the Lightning.

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Peter Forsberg will play on a line with Milan Hejduk and Joe Sakic.

Marek Svatos wasn’t so lucky.  Svatos, the  Avalanche forward will miss the rest of the season and require surgery to repair a torn ACL.  Both players were hurt on Saturday in a game against the LA Kings.

In other news, Forsberg is a 50/50 chance of returning tonight for the Avs against the Canucks.  They will make a decision after the morning skate.

Marek Svatos wasn’t so lucky.  Svatos, the  Avalanche forward will miss the rest of the season and require surgery to repair a torn ACL.  Both players were hurt on Saturday in a game against the LA Kings.

In other news, Forsberg is a 50/50 chance of returning tonight for the Avs against the Canucks.  They will make a decision after the morning skate.

Ryan Smyth scored 2 goals in the 2nd period in a 5-2 win over the Kings.  Marek Svatos was also hurt in the game with a knee injury and did not return.