Tonight the Colorado Avalanche play the first game of their three-game roadie. They’re facing the Canucks in Vancouver.
I was going to write a head-to-head about Cale Makar vs. Quinn Hughes. However, our stud rookie is out with an undisclosed upper body injury. The Canucks’ rookie is not.
Anyway, the Avalanche are suffering through a big spate of injuries to key players:
Ranten, Kadri, and Calvert have been skating in no-contact red with skills coach Shawn Allard, while Grubauer has also been practicing. Burakovsky and Makar are said to be day-to-day.
The Avalanche are 14 points away from falling out of a playoff spot.