Avalanche Practice: Makar, Lehkonen Among Those Missing From Skate
The Colorado Avalanche held a practice at Family Sports ahead of the Western Conference Final, with several key players absent from full participation. Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen, and Brent Burns did not take part in the skate, while Sam Malinski and Josh Manson had limited involvement. Head coach Jared Bednar described the injured players as day-to-day, offering little detail on their status.
- ▪Cale Makar did not participate in the practice but has appeared in all nine playoff games despite not practicing recently.
- ▪Artturi Lehkonen missed practice due to an upper-body injury and sat out the last two games of the Minnesota series.
- ▪Sam Malinski participated in a non-contact jersey but only completed some drills, while Josh Manson left practice early.
- ▪Brent Burns was among the players who did not take part in the session at all.
- ▪Head coach Jared Bednar stated that all injured players are day-to-day and that some may return to practice before Game 1.
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