The Avalanche’s final roster is set, but its lineup for Thursday’s season opener against Minnesota? That’s going to take Jared Bednar a little longer to figure out.
While the club announced a 23-man roster on Tuesday morning, injuries to players such as Anton Lindholm, Vladislav Kamenev and Sven Andrighetto, who have all been placed on Injured Reserve, as well as pending status reports on regular starters Nathan MacKinnon, J.T. Compher and Nikita Zadorov mean the situation is still fluid.
“We’re still waiting on a couple guys, see how they came through practice today.