{"id":62571,"date":"2019-11-28T15:13:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T20:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=62571"},"modified":"2019-11-28T15:13:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T20:13:33","slug":"colorado-avalanche-andre-burakovsky-day-to-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/11\/28\/colorado-avalanche-andre-burakovsky-day-to-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Avalanche Andre Burakovsky Day-to-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> have yet another injury on their hands. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/burakan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Burakovsky<\/a><\/strong> will miss Friday&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> in Chicago with an upper-body injury. Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic announced the news early Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andre Burakovsky remains day to day with an upper-body injury and will miss tomorrow\u2019s game. <\/p>\n<p>Jared Bednar says Mikko Rantanen will still return Saturday and that they will sort through lines tomorrow ahead of playing the Blackhawks. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Avs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Avs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan S. Clark (@ryan_s_clark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryan_s_clark\/status\/1200134591475929088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Andre Burakovsky Out<\/h2>\n<p>Burakovsky&#8217;s injury came at some point during the teams&#8217; 4-1 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. He had played 13:40 prior to his injury but did sit out the entire third period. Given the unknown nature of what the injury or when it occurred, it could be that Burakovsky just tweaked something and needs a short rest over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019\/06\/28\/capitals-trade-andre-burakovsky-to-avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">former<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Capital<\/a> was off to an incredible start this year. Burakovsky has 11 goals and 21 points through 24 games. This would put him on pace to demolish his previous career-high in points which was 38 in the 2015-16 season. There is clearly something about the Colorado system that benefits Burakovsky as the team has plenty of talent even with its numerous injury woes.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>The team has recalled forwards <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/greeraj01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A.J. Greer<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/driessh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheldon Dries<\/a><\/strong> for Friday&#8217;s game against the Blackhawks. Burakovsky had been skating next to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackina01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a><\/strong> but the first-line wings will likely be <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/donskjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joonas Donskoi<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/comphj.01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Compher<\/a><\/strong>. That will push someone up to the 2nd line that isn&#8217;t there normally but desperate times call for desperate measures.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is still good news coming out of Colorado. Star forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rantami01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikko Rantanen<\/a><\/strong> will miss the Friday game but is projected to return Saturday. Expect some heavy shuffling for Saturday if both Rantanen and Burakovsky are back in action. The coaching staff has done an excellent job with the number of injuries the team has suffered. The team is still without <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/landega01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Landeskog<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsoco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colin Wilson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>but they are getting closer to full strength every week.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"HhhRh1DMRIdxrBBzpChfTg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1188737742\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'HhhRh1DMRIdxrBBzpChfTg',sig:'4d5FxCXIobLmaR69AzVSX6KL556cF36E6tNFTc7hei8=',w:'594px',h:'425px',items:'1188737742',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado Avalanche have yet another injury on their hands. Andre Burakovsky will miss Friday&#8217;s game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago with an upper-body injury. Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic announced the news early Thursday afternoon. Andre Burakovsky remains day to day with an upper-body injury and will miss tomorrow\u2019s game. 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