Unexpected Absences: How Mark Stone and Cale Makar’s Game 2 Sidelines Could Change the Western Conference Final Forever
Two Superstars, Two Different Injuries
The Avalanche will again sit Cale Makar with an upper‑body injury that has lingered since late in their second‑round series against Minnesota. He skated this morning and took some power‑play reps, but the staff decided he is not ready for contact or heavy minutes over a full playoff game. That choice keeps Colorado cautious in the short term while protecting its franchise defenseman for the rest of the series.
On the other side, Mark Stone remains sidelined with a lower‑body injury picked up in Game 3 of the second round against Anaheim. Tonight will be his fifth straight missed game. He has skated in recent days and traveled with the team, but Vegas has opted to hold him out of the lineup to avoid a setback with a potential Cup Final still in play.
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