There were several moments between November and January where it seemed like Logan O’Connor wasn’t going to return for the Avalanche. Offseason hip surgery, on the hip that was not the focus of surgery in 2024, delayed his 2025-26 campaign. But it was a mystery injury that popped up just as he was nearing a return that put his season in jeopardy. Even his teammates in the locker room weren’t sure if he would make it back. “I feel like in the back of your mind, you’re always hopeful that he was going to find his way back, but, if I’m being honest with you, we didn’t really know the whole season until towards the end there,” Ross Colton said. O’Connor had his moments of skepticism as well. “There are definitely a couple moments (of doubt) throughout the way, your uncertainty of knowing what it was for as long as it took,” O’Connor told The Denver Gazette. “Once you get to the point where you see a lot of people and there’s not a ton of clarity, there’s definitely frustration.…