September 29, 2008 2:01 PM

Svatos ready to play

Marek Svatos, coming off knee surgery for a torn ACL, looked good in today's practice drills and should be available Wednesday when the Avalanche plays Dallas at the Pepsi Center.
"I'm looking forward to it," he said. "I feel good. I'm a little bit behind. I'm a little afraid in the back of my mind, but I'm sure after the first shift I should be good."
Svatos had a team-leading 26 goals in 62 games when he took a hit from Los Angeles' Jon Klemm in a March 1 game and fell into the boards. He suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and underwent surgery a few weeks later.
"He kind of pushed me from behind," Svatos said. "I had no balance and I just flew to the boards and it was kind of awkward when I landed."
Left wing Wojtek Wolski practiced today for the first time since leaving the ice with a sore foot the opening day of camp.
"I did a lot of running this summer, a lot of track," he said. "I think it was just the constant pounding of the track. When I started skating - it was track and skating the same day -- I think it was a little too much too soon.
"I was happy to get out there finally. Watching the guys and working out every day and doing sprints and stuff isn't my idea of fun. I'd rather be out on the ice with the guys."
Right wing David Jones practiced after missing a few days with a groin problem, but forward Cody McLeod (hip pointer) and defensemen Adam Foote (groin) and John-Michael Liles (eye) did not. Liles has some swelling near his eye after getting hit with a stick Saturday against the Kings.
Right wing Milan Hejduk (back) skated briefly before practice but didn't take part in drills.

Posted by Rick Sadowski at 2:01 PM | Comments (0)