Denver Post · Feb 24, 2017
Avalanche’s Erik Johnson and Rene Bourque green-lighted to face Sabres
David Zalubowski, The Associated PressDefenseman Erik Johnson, out since Dec. 3 after suffering a broken fibula, and winger Rene Bourque, who hasn’t played since suffering a head injury on Feb. 1, both said after the Avalanche’s Friday practice that they plan to return to the lineup Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres at the Pepsi Center.
Johnson had laid out that timetable earlier in the week when he returned to full-contact work in practice, but it was contingent on avoiding setbacks as he skated both in Nashville Thursday and at Family Sports Center Friday.