As the Colorado Avalanche are set to take on the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, the team will still be without defenseman Cale Makar and forward Andrew Cogliano, according to Conor McGahey of Altitude Sports. On Makar specifically, with a relatively easy schedule to finish out the calendar year, the Avalanche may keep the defenseman out for several games for him to comfortably recover from his ongoing lower-body injury.
Nevertheless, without Makar in the lineup since the team’s victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 13, Colorado struggled defensively in its game against the Winnipeg Jets only three nights later. Making his case for the best player in the organization, Makar has eight goals and 37 points in 27 games played up to this point, carrying an equally impressive 90.5% on-ice save percentage in all situations.
Cogliano, on the other hand, will be kept out of the lineup after receiving a big hit in the team’s most recent game against the San Jose Sharks. Like Makar, Cogliano has also played in 27 games on the season, scoring three goals and nine points as a part of the forward core’s bottom six.
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