The Colorado Avalanche placed defenseman Bowen Byram on the injured reserve list Saturday. Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram left the game with a lower-body injury against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night and didn't play in the matchup versus the Florida Panthers. "He'll be out tomorrow, he's still getting evaluated," head coach Jared Bednar said after Friday's optional practice. "So I don't have a timeline yet on him." Caleb Jones slotted in to fill the lineup spot and paired with Jack Johnson in the 8-4 loss to the Cats. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/colorado-avalanche/news/avalanche-fail-to-complete-comeback-lose-8-4-to-florida-panthers] "He's going to miss a handful of games here. He's lower body, not serious at this point so seven to 10 to 14 days someplace in there," Bednar said. "We put him on the IR (injured reserve) today so he's going to miss at least seven." The bright side of Byram being out is that it wasn't an upper body injury as the 22-year-old has suffered multiple concussions in his young career. He has earned 12 points in 39 games and has averaged more than 20 minutes per game. Jones, 26, has tallied three points in the 16 games he has played this season. He has become more confident in his game with 14 shots on goal in those 16 matchups. Colorado leads the league in defensemen scoring with 120 points coming from members of its D-core and a tally of 32 goals. RELATED LINKS Bowen Byram out with injury, 'We know that we're going to have to play really well in order to beat Florida' [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/colorado-avalanche/news/bowen-byram-out-with-injury-colorado-avalanche-face-florida-panthers] Avalanche fail to complete comeback, lose 8-4 to Florida Panthers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/colorado-avalanche/news/avalanche-fail-to-complete-comeback-lose-8-4-to-florida-panthers] Avalanche confident facing top teams, look to 'keep building off what we've been doing' [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/colorado-avalanche/featured/avalanche-confident-facing-top-teams-look-to-keep-building-off-what-weve-been-doing]
