Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon to miss opener with COVID-19

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche megastar Nathan McKinnon will pass over the season opener towards the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday nighttime after checking out advantageous for a leap forward infection of COVID-19.

Colorado regularly occurring manager Joe Sakic mentioned Tuesday that MacKinnon's wonderful check surfaced Monday and that the core is "asymptomatic and feeling decent."

MacKinnon didn't observe Tuesday. The earliest he could return is Saturday when the Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues.

it truly is when Avalanche educate Jared Bednar is expected to return to the bench after being placed on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol last week.

Sakic stated the group is one hundred% vaccinated against the coronavirus.

"I feel everyone is bored with dealing with it, but it's right here and it be the world we reside in," Sakic stated. "you've simply got to cope with that."

"the guys are responsible and cautious in every thing they do," Sakic noted. "however (COVID-19) is out there. each person in each activity is going to must contend with it. It's no longer going away every time quickly. It does not look like, anyhow."

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