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The Colorado Avalanche will be without their leading scorer Paul Stastny for an indefinite period of time after he fractured his arm last Tuesday against the Phoenix Coyotes.
With the Avs leading by one goal in the last minute of regulation, Stastny who has scored 31 points in 34 games blocked a shot with his arm from Coyotes sniper Olli Jokinen, which caused him to drop his stick and bed over in extreme pain.
“We’re going to miss him,” Colorado veteran defenceman Adam Foote said. “It’s a real tough blow for us, but we’ll just have to battle as best we can without him.”
Showing what kind of determination Stastny has, he remained on the ice after fracturing his arm and didn’t come off until Shane Doan scored for Phoenix to tie the game.
Fighting for a playoff spot, the Avalanche are getting a little thin at center as they are now not only without Stastny but also veteran Joe Sakic who is sidelined until at least March with a hand injury.
Even though Colorado won the game in overtime, all the talk was about Stastny and his injury.“We’ve withstood injuries before and found a way,” said Foote. “We’ll have to do it again.”
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