Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros will not be available for Games 1 and 2 of the Predators' first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche.
Predators coach John Hynes confirmed the decision Monday, putting Nashville without its top netminder until at least Game 3 on Saturday.
Saros suffered a lower-body injury last Tuesday against the Calgary Flames and missed the Predators' final two regular-season games. Hynes would not name either David Rittich or Connor Ingram as Nashville's Game 1 starter on Tuesday.
"We're still talking about it," Hynes told reporters Monday, adding that Saros would be "reassessed" after Game 2 and the team would plot a course forward from there.