The Colorado Avalanche are without their best defenseman, Erik Johnson. He has officially been put on injured reserve. At the time of writing, details hadn’t been released about his injury. However, I’m pretty sure he’s done for the season.
I can’t overstate how big of a loss this is for the Avalanche. Remember, the loss of Johnson to a broken leg last year coincided with their freefall. Johnson brings a host of both tangibles and intangibles.
While he’s not a high-scoring defenseman, he’s a talented two-way d-man who can eat up the ice with his long stride in impressive coast-to-coast plays.