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The biggest need is on the blue line. The Avs have added six potential third-pairing defensemen since the end of last season, ...

Samuel Girard skated, but he’s still not ready to return from an upper-body injury. Valeri Nichushkin skated before practice, but he’s going to need longer than the original timeline of 7-10 days.

The Avalanche have dealt with serious injuries to players all season. And Wednesday, the Avs revealed a veteran winger has suffered a setback in rehabilitating an injury.

Nichushkin (lower body) is not expected back any time soon with head coach Jared Bednar telling reporters Monday the winger "probably has some distance to go," per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.

Nichushkin (lower body) is expected to be out of action through the 4 Nations Face-Off, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports. Nichushkin has already missed 14 games due to his lower body issue and ...

The Colorado Avalanche are a much better team when Valeri Nichushkin is in the lineup ... Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette shared the coach's latest update. "Any time without Val is worrisome ...

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin’s timeline to return might ... skating a couple of times (as per Corey Masisak of The Denver Post). The 29-year-old has already missed six games ...

The Colorado Avalanche have already been without key forward Valeri Nichushkin for the last 10 ... after an electric start to his tenure in Denver, and the team has only scored five goals over ...

The Colorado Avalanche should add Chicago Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall to the top-six ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade ...

Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury and doesn’t figure to be back in the Colorado Avalanche lineup anytime soon. Colorado coach Jared Bednar ...