Welcome in to the DNVR Avalanche podcast. We got Eric. We got Ruto. We're coming to you live on a practice day for the Colorado Avalanche. Chat already talking about the potential Eric Branch from injury. Obviously didn't look good, but he did skate off under his own power. So it's not anything crazy, crazy.

I, you know how I feel about this. stinks. That's when I, you know what? They didn't get on the ice to like 45 minutes late. They had a meeting. And as I was walking downstairs, heard the commotion. And then I saw it. I was like, oh, he's down, you know. Then I took the helicopter, you know, here. And here I am. You know I mean, for this. But hey, listen, it doesn't matter. We'll see what happens. Hopefully it's nothing serious. But injuries happen, right? I mean, they do and they will keep happening. And it's life in the NHL. And again, knock on wood, that nothing serious for him. It's a reason they were planning on running 8d anyway right that's

obviously you wish nothing but the best for brainshould hopefully he's fine and back tomorrow

but we don't have an update on that yet and you know you guys know how the abs are with injury

updates everyone's day to day until they're not easiest way to do it. I can't blame them.

I love it.

I love it.

Easy for them.

Frustrating for us.

Yes.

That's the way it goes.

Branch.

Brantram was an interesting one.

I think, you know, we've all kind of been talking about developing towards maybe

Malinsky and Dahan standing out the most so far this preseason anyway.

So I don't know that that significantly affected the opening night roster.

But as long as it's not a serious injury, he'll be back healthy and get games in the lineup within the first month of the season, I would assume.

I mean, here's the way I look at it.

Like, I think you got your, we all know that Taze and McCar works, right?

We all know that Gerard Manson works.

And then it's a matter of finger out, you know, figuring out the rest of the guys.

Everybody's going to play.

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