While the entire Colorado Avalanche team dominated their first-round series over the Winnipeg Jets, they will need all the help they can get going forward against the Dallas Stars or Vegas Golden Knights. One name missing which might be coming back into the lineup is Jonathan Drouin.
Drouin missed the entire first round with a lower-body injury. It was revealed after Game Five of the series he’d gotten cut with a skate in the final regular-season game against the Edmonton Oilers. Yet again, another skate cut has set the Avalanche back, frustratingly.
For your information, Drouin himself told this reliable french reporter he's aiming a return late 2nd or start of 3rd round after suffering a deep skate cut to his lower thigh.