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Avalanche hit by injury bug again, ready to deploy rookie center

The Colorado Avalanche got an unfortunate bit of news regarding a bottom-six forward, opening the door for a rookie center.

The Colorado Avalanche will be without forward Joel Kiviranta for an indefinite period this season. | Matthew Stockman/GettyImages

The Colorado Avalanche got some tough injury news on Saturday. Coach Jared Bednar told reporters that forward Joel Kiviranta will be on the shelf indefinitely. The early reports are that Kiviranta sustained a lower-body injury in the club’s last game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

“He got hurt last game.