As if the Avalanche needed more to deal with heading into the regular season, their superstar forward Nathan MacKinnon will miss game one against Chicago after contracting COVID. MacKinnon is vaccinated and is asymptomatic so there is a chance he will be ready to go for game two on Saturday against St. Louis.

Cale Makar spoke with the media and he is ready for action. Makar touched on the offseason moves by the Avs, which he is happy with, having Erik Johnson back and how his paring with Sam Girard works well with his style.

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