Avalanche defenseman Ryan Murray is out indefinitely with a fracture on his hand or arm. He blocked a shot during his first shift in Monday’s 3-2 overtime victory over visiting Edmonton.
“He has a fracture so he’ll be out,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said during Tuesday’s optional practice. “We don’t have a firm timeline on it but it’ll be weeks, not days.”
Murray had been playing on the second pairing with newly acquired Josh Manson.
Bednar said Kurtis MacDermid will step in for Murray and the team will probably not call up a defenseman from the AHL’s Colorado Eagles.