Cale Makar is back.
The star Avalanche defenseman will return to play Thursday night against the Vancouver Canucks at Ball Arena after missing the previous two games with an upper-body injury. Makar has six points (two goals) through eight games this season as Colorado’s leader in average ice time (25:00).
“I’m ready to go tonight,” Makar said. “We’ll see how it goes. But I’m excited to get back in, for sure. … I’ve had some bad bounces here. But at the end of the day, you just kind of keep rolling with it and have fun.”
Makar will join Devon Toews on the Avs’ top defensive pairing for the first time with both players healthy this season.
“We just try and compliment each other well,” Makar said. “Obviously, we’re both pretty offensive guys. But at the same time, we know our role is to be back defensively. It will be a good one getting back (playing together) tonight. … We have so much depth that I think almost everybody can play with anybody on this back-end.”
Footnotes. Injured Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has also been cleared to return from an undisclosed injury to play against the Canucks. … Defenseman Sam Girard, after leaving the practice ice Wednesday with an apparent injury, was a full participant Thursday for the team’s morning skate.
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