Through 27 games this year, Kadri has recorded 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) and has won a team-high 57 percent of his faceoffs while averaging 17:51 of ice time per game as a reliable second-line center.
His injury was something that he had been dealing with earlier this season, but it was irritated in his last contest on Wednesday at the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was also his first game back in Toronto since the Avs acquired the center from the Leafs in a six-piece trade on July 1.
"It was a previous thing, just kind of tweaked it a little bit in the Toronto game," said Kadri. "I woke up the next day, and I just didn't really feel that great. Obviously at this point in the season it is better to take some rest days and fully heal because down the stretch that is when you want to be playing your games."
If Kadri is able to return on Wednesday, Colin Wilson would be the only Colorado forward that is out with an injury. Wilson is out indefinitely as he is scheduled to have surgery to help fix his lower-body injury that he suffered at practice on Oct. 29.
Despite already having 95 man-games lost due to injury, the Avalanche is second in the Western Conference with a 19-8-3 record and 41 points.
"Anytime, regardless of where you are at in the standings, you always want to have all your players available to you," said Bednar. "We haven't had that luxury here for a while but guys have been doing a nice job, we've been carving out wins. It would be nice to get everyone back together and let us start growing as a group because guys have been back from trips and we haven't been together for quite some time now. So, it will be nice to get everyone together and try to get on a little bit of a roll here."
The Avalanche could also have goaltender Philipp Grubauer back for the game against Philadelphia. He missed the previous outing versus the Flames with a lower-body ailment after he left Saturday's game at 17:25 of the first period. He was able to finish that matchup at the Boston Bruins as the backup goaltender though.
"It is hard to say, it just depends on how he felt today in practice," Bednar said about if Grubauer will be available on Wednesday. "I will catch up with (head athletic trainer) Matt (Sokolowski) and we will probably catch up again in the morning. If he is not 100 percent, we will probably go with [Pavel Francouz] again. If he is then we will make a decision, but that probably won't come until tomorrow just based on the situation."
