No one is doubting the loss of top centers Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon is a blow to the Colorado Avalanche. They are the best faceoff takers and the top scorers for the team.
That said, Colorado has to do without both players for at least the next two games. The organization called up last year’s 10th-overall draft pick, Mikko Rantanen, but that still leaves the roster a little short.
As of right now, the lines are the following:
Shawn Matthias-Carl Soderberg-Gabriel Landeskog
Blake Comeau-Mikhail Grigorenko-Mikkel Boedker
Andreas Martinsen-John Mitchell-Jarome Iginla
Jack Skille-Mikko Rantanen-Cody McLeod
Now, we all know that head coach Patrick Roy likes to shuffle lines.