Examining the possibilities for the Avs if Mikko Rantanen is lost long-term

First off, no. No word yet on Mikko Rantanen’s left leg. In fact, the Avs are saying there won’t be any official update until Wednesday.

There’s a lot of people on Twitter trying to make medical diagnoses based on looking at the video of the injury, which is a fool’s errand 99% of the time. We have to wait to hear what the real doctors say, the ones who actually examine Mikko.

Let’s take a look at some scenarios of how the Avs may try to get through a Rantanen injury: