Avalanche rookie defenseman Bo Byram leaves team for personal reasons

Minutes from warmup astatine Bridgestone Arena successful Nashville connected Tuesday, the Avalanche announced that rookie defenseman Bo Byram has near the squad for idiosyncratic reasons and would not play against the Predators.

The Avs, who did not disclose immoderate different accusation astir Byram, 20, besides said seasoned guardant Darren Helm is retired with a lower-body injury. He was replaced by Mikhail Maltsev, who was recalled from the AHL’s Colorado Eagles.

Colorado is already without near helping and squad skipper Gabe Landeskog, who volition miss his 2nd crippled aft investigating affirmative for COVID-19 connected Monday.

Earlier connected Tuesday, the NHL announced that Colorado manager Jared Bednar volition manager the Central Division successful adjacent month’s All-Star Game successful Las Vegas. Bednar is the archetypal subordinate of the Avs to beryllium named a caput manager astatine an NHL All-Star Game.