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Rumors that Nathan MacKinnon hit the ice for some skills practice began circulating early this morning. We have since seen some Denver Post video that confirms these rumors.
Here’s a look at Nathan MacKinnon skating today pic.twitter.com/s7R2P8eFv0
— Denver Post - Avs (@avsnews) March 30, 2022
We had a feeling things weren’t quite as severe as they might have seemed when finding out that MacKinnon did, in fact, travel from Minnesota to Calgary before heading home to Denver. That was a pretty strong indication that he was at least contemplating playing against the Flames last night.
Mike Rupp tells Steve Kouleas on @SiriusXMNHL, "Not a doctor but...in my experience it's a good sign that MacKinnon made the trip. It could be a week to week or day to day thing." #GoAvsGo
— Mile High Hockey (@MileHighHockey) March 29, 2022
It now looks like a brilliant move after the Avalanche secured the victory over Calgary without the talents of Nathan MacKinnon. It still hasn’t been announced if he will play Thursday against the San Jose Sharks at Ball Arena, but I’d say this news is a good sign that he will. There is no need to press a possible injury when the playoffs are already in the bag. I, for one, am glad he decided to make the trip home and get a bit of a maintenance day.
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