MacDermid will be the odd-man out on Tuesday as Ross Colton is set to return from an undisclosed injury. MacDermid has split time playing as a forward and defenseman for the Avalanche this season, registering two goals and zero assists across 15 games.
MacDermid will sit on Monday after playing in each of the Avs' last three games. He has two goals and no assists in eight games this season.
MacDermid was a surprise addition to Colorado's lineup on Monday after Josh Manson and Samuel Girard were announced as scratches shortly before puck drop. MacDermid is yet to register a point in three games so far this season.
MacDermid had just returned from a two-week absence with an upper-body injury for one game and is now considered day-to-day with a new lower-body injury. The 28-year-old bruiser has four assists, 17 SOG, 49 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 37 games this season prior to his latest injury.
MacDermid left the Avalanche's previous game after 3:49 TOI due to a concussion after fighting Milan Lucic and will now miss Monday's game vs. Vegas as he remains in concussion protocol. The 28-year-old bruiser has four assists, 14 SOG, 49 PIMs and was a -2 plus/minus prior to the injury.
MacDermid has been out since Nov. 12th due to a lower-body injury but will return to Colorado's lineup Monday. Prior to the injury, the bruising defensemen had one assist, 14 PIMs and just three SOG through eight games played.
MacDermid had to leave the Avalanche's game Saturday vs. Carolina after just two shifts and 1:13 TOI due to a lower-body injury and will now miss anywhere from 4-6 weeks it was announced Monday. The bruising defenseman had one assist and 14 PIMs through eight games so far this season prior to going down with the injury.
MacDermid is a rugged defenseman, who can also suit up at forward for the Avalanche in a pinch. He provides almost nothing offensively, posting just 22 points (8G / 14A) in 171 career NHL games, but brings toughness and flexibility to the Avalanche lineup.
With Samuel Girard out with a lower-body injury, MacDermid willl play on defence on Thursday. MacDermid has just three points (1G / 2A) in 42 games this season, averaging just 7:07 TOI/gm.
MacDermid played in three straight games but will come out of the lineup on Saturday afternoon. Ryan Murray will draw into the lineup to replace him.
MacDermid, who has played 123 career games on the blueline, will move to forward on Wednesday. The 6-foot-5, 233 lbs. bruiser will replace Kieffer Sherwood and skate on Colorado's fourth line.
MacDermid has been in the lineup for the last two games, playing just 7:29 ATOI and going minus-1 with one shot. He'll be replaced by Samuel Girard, who is returning from an upper-body injury.
