A knee injury that kept Nathan MacKinnon out of the Colorado Avalanche's final 10 games was revealed to be a left MCL sprain.
The forward, who attempted to return to the lineup for a final playoff push, said he wouldn't have been able to suit up for postseason action even if the team qualified.
"It's not feeling great at all right now," MacKinnon told reporters Saturday. "You've got to be careful, because it could really mess up your knee if you push it."
MacKinnon won't require surgery, and would be interested in playing for Canada at the World Championship in May, health permitting of course.
"If I can, I'd definitely be interested. But I definitely want to be pretty cautious," he said.
The 20-year-old appeared in 72 games this season, recording 21 goals and 31 assists.
