If you’ve been following along with the NHL’s 2025-2026 season, then (even if you’re not a Leafs fan), you’ve inevitably seen someone on your favourite team get injured. It might have been a bad hit into the boards, it might have been a brutal check, or maybe unrelated to hockey all together, but you’ve been upset about injuries frequently this season.  But… do you feel like you’ve been shedding tears about stars being injured perhaps a little too much?

In 2020, Landeskog was injured when his teammate's skate blade sliced his kneecap, causing significant cartilage damage. What followed was a series of surgeries and a determination to return to the game he loved. After the injury, Landeskog underwent a minor procedure before returning and ultimately leading the Colorado Avalanche to hoisting the Stanley Cup in June of 2022. At the time, it appeared to be a triumphant return, but in reality, it marked the beginning of an even