So many players were on the ice at Colorado Avalanche practice Monday that callup Jason Polin didn’t have a stall in the team’s locker room. In total, eight players who hadn’t been available two days ago when the Avs played in Winnipeg were on the ice at Family Sports Center. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood, activated from injured reserve Sunday, went through practice and will be available to either start or back up Tuesday against the New York Rangers. Wedgewood sustained what looked like a serious ankle/foot injury Jan. 2 against Buffalo, but the MRI offered relatively positive news and he’s made a quick recovery. Take Our Poll “We’re getting a busy schedule again here now,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “You’ve got to have two guys, and he’s been good for us, so we’re glad to get him back.” It wasn’t all good news on the injury front, though. Samuel Girard skated, but he’s still not ready to return from an upper-body injury. Valeri Nichushkin skated before practice, but he’s going to need longer than the original timeline of 7-10 days. “It’s a lower-body injury. Started to work through it, things were going good,” Bednar said. “Went on the ice a couple of times and then didn’t feel great, so he had to back off a bit and build it back up again.” Bednar was asked about recent reports from ESPN and Daily Faceoff on captain Gabe Landeskog’s recovery from cartilage transplant surgery. Emily Kaplan of ESPN said during a recent broadcast that Landeskog has been unable to skate on back-to-back days because of swelling in his knee. Landeskog did skate with the team a couple of times during the most recent homestand, but not with anything close to the regularity he did during the playoffs last season. Related Articles Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche Journal: A midseason check-in on NHL awards with Colorado contenders Colorado Avalanche | Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck shuts out Avalanche in Winnipeg again Colorado Avalanche | Champion goalie Nicole Hensley returns to Denver for PWHL Takeover Tour as a women’s hockey trailblazer Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson delivers “one of his best” performances in much-needed Avalanche win Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche wallops Wild in one of its most impressive performances of the season “No. No truth to that,” Bednar said of the reports. “There’s forward progress for sure, absolutely. But we don’t have a new timeline or any firm timeline yet.” Miles Wood and Oliver Kylington skated, but like Nichushkin, there is “probably still some distance to go” before they can return. Ivan Ivan went through the full practice, was cleared and then was assigned to the Colorado Eagles in the AHL. Ivan hasn’t played since Dec. 27. Defenseman John Ludwig returned from a conditioning stint with the Eagles, which gives the Avs seven healthy defensemen even with Girard and Kylington out. Polin will likely make his season debut against the Rangers, becoming the 25th forward and 40th player overall to play for the Avalanche this season. Want more Avalanche news? Sign up for the Avalanche Insider to get all our NHL analysis.