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Nichushkin injury could open opportunity for Colorado Avalanche rookie

The unfortunate injury to Valeri Nichushkin could open an opportunity for a Colorado Avalanche rookie moving forward.

The Colorado Avalanche have nothing to lose by giving Gavin Brindley a shot in the team's top six this season. | Minas Panagiotakis/GettyImages

The Colorado Avalanche got some bad injury news on Wednesday. Russian forward Valeri Nichushkin will be on the shelf for “some time.”

Coach Jared Bednar provided the relatively cryptic update, stating:

“He’s gonna miss some time, I just don’t know how much.