Colorado Avalanche injuries
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When a player is injured, his team can either retain him on their active roster, counting towards the 23-man active roster limit, or place him on the Injured Reserve List (IR).
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Expected Return Thu Dec 7, 2023
Bowen Byram - DAY-TO-DAY - Upper Body
Wed Dec 6, 2023
Bowen Byram | Colorado head coach Jared Bednar confirmed the upper-body injury Byram sustained during Tuesday's win over the Anaheim Ducks is not head related, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Tue Dec 5, 2023
Bowen Byram | Byram (upper body) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Anaheim Ducks, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
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Expected Return Thu Dec 7, 2023
Valeri Nichushkin - DAY-TO-DAY - Illness
Tue Dec 5, 2023
Valeri Nichushkin | Nichushkin (illness) is expected to be a game-time decision Tuesday versus Anaheim, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
Tue Dec 5, 2023
Valeri Nichushkin | Nichushkin (illness) is not expected to play Tuesday versus the Anaheim Ducks, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
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Expected Return Thu Dec 7, 2023
Andrew Cogliano - DAY-TO-DAY - Lower Body
Tue Dec 5, 2023
Andrew Cogliano | Cogliano (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus Anaheim, according to Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.
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Expected Return Thu Dec 7, 2023
Cale Makar - DAY-TO-DAY - Lower Body
Not Specified
Tue Dec 5, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar (lower body) is considered doubtful for Tuesday's matchup against the Anaheim Ducks, according to Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
Tue Dec 5, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar (lower body) will not play Tuesday versus the Anaheim Ducks, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Sun Dec 3, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar (lower body) won't play Sunday versus the Los Angeles Kings, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
Sun Dec 3, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar was removed from Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks immediately prior to the end of regulation with an undisclosed injury, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
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Expected Return Sat Dec 9, 2023
Samuel Girard - IR-NR - Personal
Not Specified
Fri Nov 24, 2023
Samuel Girard | Girard is on indefinite leave and has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.
Wed Nov 22, 2023
Samuel Girard | Girard (personal) won't play Wednesday versus Vancouver, per Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.
Mon Nov 20, 2023
Samuel Girard | Girard (undisclosed) is not in Monday's lineup against the Nashville Predators, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post
Mon Nov 20, 2023
Samuel Girard | Girard missed Monday's game against the Nashville Predators due to personal reasons, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
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Expected Return Thu Dec 7, 2023
Artturi Lehkonen - IR-LT - Neck
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Sun Nov 26, 2023
Artturi Lehkonen | Lehkonen (neck) is no longer wearing a neck brace, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Thu Nov 16, 2023
Artturi Lehkonen | Lehkonen's injury, which was previously just described as upper body, is a neck issue, coach Jared Bednar told Peter Baugh of The Athletic on Thursday.
Sat Nov 11, 2023
Artturi Lehkonen | Coach Jared Bednar said Saturday that Lehkonen (upper body) will be out for weeks, according to Marc Moser of Altitude Sports 950.
Thu Nov 9, 2023
Artturi Lehkonen | Lehkonen was taken to a hospital after taking a heavy hit in the second period versus the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
Thu Nov 9, 2023
Artturi Lehkonen | Lehkonen skated on the top line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen during Wednesday's practice, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
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Expected Return Thu Dec 7, 2023
Jean-Luc Foudy - IR-NR - Lower Body
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Jean-Luc Foudy | Foudy has a lower-body injury and has not been cleared to participate at the start of training camp Thursday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
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Expected Return Mon Feb 5, 2024
Chris Wagner - IR-NR - Achilles
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Chris Wagner | Wagner suffered a ruptured Achilles prior to training camp, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
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Expected Return Sun Sep 15, 2024
Pavel Francouz - IR-LT - Groin
Surgery
Sun Nov 12, 2023
Pavel Francouz | Francouz (groin) will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign.
Wed Oct 11, 2023
Pavel Francouz | General manager Chris MacFarland said Francouz (groin) is out indefinitely in a press conference Wednesday, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.
Tue Oct 3, 2023
Pavel Francouz | Colorado head coach Jared Bednar confirmed Monday that Francouz (groin) is not expected to be ready for the regular season, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Mon Sep 25, 2023
Pavel Francouz | Francouz (groin) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per CBS.
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Expected Return Mon Apr 1, 2024
Gabriel Landeskog - IR-LT - Knee
Surgery
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Injured Reserve List (IR)
If a team opts to put their player on the Injured Reserve List, the following requirements must to be met:
- First, a team may place a player on the Injured Reserve List if the said player has been injured, incapacitated, or ill and will not be able to perform his duties as a hockey player after having passed the team’s preliminary physical examination for that season.
- Second, a player with an injury that prevents him from playing for at least seven days from the date the injury was incurred can be placed on the team’s Injured Reserve List. Once a player is placed on the IR list, the team may replace said player on its NHL roster with a player from the minors.
- Third, a player who has been placed on the Injured Reserve List will not be eligible to compete in NHL games for a period of no less than seven days.
Players on the Injured Reserve List may attend team meetings and meals, travel with the team, and join their practice sessions.
Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR)
If a player has an injury that will prevent him from playing for at least 10 NHL games and 24 days in the NHL season, the team may place him on Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR), which can be used to exceed the salary cap.
Once a player is put on LTIR, the player’s cap hit stays on the team’s cap payroll. The club will not be given additional cap-space savings to be saved for use in the future. However, LTIR offers relief in case the club's averaged salary, or payroll, starts to go over the upper limit. How much relief the club will get is computed based on the date the player is put on LTIR.
Three equations can be used to decide how much LTIR relief will be given. The first, or basic equation, is used during the season and the off-season, while the second is the training-camp equation, which is used on the last day of the off-season in order to prepare for the first day of the following season. The third equation is used if the player is already on LTIR.
Once a player is cleared to play again, the team activates the player.
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