Colorado Avalanche forward sidelined with injury

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Finnegan Frost
October 11, 2024 (6:15 PM)

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The Colorado Avalanche are off to a tough start as forward Jonathan Drouin has been sidelined due to an upper body injury.

According to reporter Evan Rawal, Colorado's Jonathan Drouin is dealing with an upper body injury, and while the extent of his absence is not yet known, he's likely to miss the teams next two games after their 0-1 start to the year. This is a brutal blow to Colorado, who already had Drouin in their top-six because of the two above injuries, and now, their new look lines certainly don't look like that of a Stanley Cup contender, which is what this team expects to be.

As per Hockey OTB, With Drouin's absence, the team will turn to Ross Colton and rookie Cal Ritchie as their second line wingers, with the team desperate to get all three of their veterans back to get their chemistry going early in the year.

In positive news, the team did add goaltender depth with the claim of Kaapo Kahkonen, but it still leaves many more question marks hovering over this roster. Stay tuned for updates on Drouin over the next few days, as this could still yet be ruled a major injury, but for now, he has been ruled out for two games with an update still to come.

The Colorado Avalanche got absolutely smacked by the Las Vegas Golden Knights during the season opener by a score of 8-4. To add insult to injury, the Avalanche will now be without one of their key players for the next few days. Although Drouin has been listed as day-to-day, the nature of his injury is mysterious and could prove to be worse than anticipated. Drouin will be going for further evaluation, and Oilers Insider will be keeping close tabs on the situation.