As the crucial final games of the season approach, the Colorado Avalanche will be missing their top defenseman.
On Thursday, Head Coach Jared Bednar revealed that both key defenseman Cale Makar and important forward Darren Helm are out indefinitely due to lower-body injuries, as reported by Kyle Fredrickson in the Denver Gazette. Bednar further clarified that these injuries are new and not simply lingering problems from prior setbacks.