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How injuries to a division rival's star players affect Predators
The Nashville Predators are riding high on a 7-game win streak with two games left on their road trip. The morning after a thrilling shootout win against the Vegas Golden Knights, news has been released by another Western Conference team regarding injuries to key players.
According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, Colorado Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar announced this morning that the team will be without Nathan MacKinnon for a month and Cale Makar for around 2 weeks. No one is happy to see any player suffer an injury, no matter which NHL club they play for, but these injuries nonetheless will have huge effects on the playoff picture for the Preds.