Whether Avalanche goalie Darcy Kuemper plays in Thursday’s Game 2 against Edmonton in the Western Conference finals is uncertain.
“We’ll see,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday. “I don’t know yet.”
Kuemper, who sustained an “upper-body” injury early in the second period of Colorado’s 8-6 victory in Game 1 on Tuesday night, pulled himself out of the game during a stoppage at 7:19. Bednar said he knew Kuemper was hurting and had already told backup Pavel Francouz to be prepared to play.
“He relayed that he was having some issues, so I told ‘Pav’ to get ready,” Bednar said.