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Colorado Avalanche News

As reported yesterday, Bruns is officially out for tonight vs. Los Angeles.

Burns will miss his fifth consecutive game with a mouth injury that he suffered on October 19th. The Sharks haven't skipped a beat without Burns, but his eight points in eight games has fantasy owners chomping at the bit for him return. Consider him questionable for Saturday vs. Phoenix

Brent Burns
Burns (mouth) skated on his own today but will miss Wednesay's contest with the Kings.

Burns will miss his fifth consecutive game on Wednesday with a mouth injury he suffered on October 19th. The Sharks haven't missed a beat without Burns, but his eight points in eight games has fantasy owners impatiently waiting for his return. Consider him questionable for Saturday vs. Phoenix

Brent Burns
Brent Burns is out tonight after taking a hit to the mouth in Saturday's game. He could be back by Thursday vs. Boston.

Burns has been off to a hot-start scoring four goals and four assists in eight games. On Yahoo he is still D eligible giving him great value when he is playing on Joe Thornton's right wing. Freddie Hamilton will replace Burns on the top-line.

Brent Burns
Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy says that Gabriel Landeskog (leg) is out for tonight's game. He is listed as day-to-day and is expected to be on the upcoming road trip.

Landeskog played 16:07 and recorded three shots on goal in the season opener. There is no word on what happened to the Avs captain, but make sure he is not in your lineup tonight. Colorado's next game is not until Tuesday, so there is a good chance Landeskog could be back by then.

Gabriel Landeskog
Nazem Kadri and the Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed to terms on a two-year deal with $5.8 million.

Kadri signs the deal a day before training camp is set to open up. The 22-year-old forward scored 18 goals and added 26 assists (44 points) in 48 games last season. This was Kadri's first full NHL season so a 0.92 points-per-game is likely the reason these contract negotiations lasted so long. He enters the season as the Maple Leafs number 2 center, but will likely be the most valuable fantasy center on this roster.

Nazem Kadri
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed forward Nathan MacKinnon to a three-year, entry-level contract.

MacKinnon, only 17, will report to Avs training camp and is a favourite to make the roster under his former QMJHL coach, Patrick Roy. Keeper leagues should jump all over the talented forward but as we've seen in recent seasons, overdrafting rookies in yearly leagues is unlikely to pay off.

Nathan MacKinnon