One right-shot forward was added to the mix on Monday before the Avalanche announced another will be unavailable for the next month.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel, who was claimed off waivers from Philadelphia on Saturday, had his first practice with his new club before coach Jared Bednar announced J.T. Compher will be out long-term with an upper-body injury he sustained Saturday in a 6-2 win over San Jose.
On Monday, a day after traveling from Philadelphia, Aube-Kubel was the right-winger on a line with Tyson Jost and Alex Newhook — a position Compher often played before stepping in to replace top-line center Nathan MacKinnon in the past two games.