These are the injuries/absences the Avs are dealing with now:
It was pretty ugly when Wood & Colton had to play big minutes in the top 6 with Nichushkin, Lehkonen & Drouin out, but the forwards with them out as well is really something:
1st line: Kiviranta is a defensive 4th liner.
2nd line: Ivan Ivan 22 year old rookie who was a undrafted FA signing out of the QMJHL.
3rd: Kylington is a 27 year old defenseman with ~200 NHL GP lol.
Kelly is a 25 year old undrafted 4th line center.
Kovalenko is a 25 year old rookie (COL 2018 6th Rd pick out of the KHL).
4th: 33 year old Wagner has mostly played in the AHL since 2020-21.
Tynan is a 32 year old AHL star who’s last brief call up was in 2021-22.
Stienberg is a 24 year old rookie (COL 2019 3rd Rd pick)