Bednar said the team will not make any call-ups at this time, meaning blueliner Cody Goloubef will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for the past two games.
The lack of reinforcements coming up from the minors is because defenseman Erik Johnson and forward Rene Bourque continue to make good progress from their injuries. Johnson has been out for the past 34 contests because of a broken fibula, while Bourque has missed the past nine since suffering a head injury in the Avs' last outing versus Los Angeles on Feb. 1.
"[Johnson] joined the team for part of practice (on Monday) in a non-contact jersey, but he was able to do some of the contact drills. So that's a positive sign," Bednar said. "Same thing with Bourque. He was in a non-contact jersey. He's progressing. Hopefully, we'll get those guys in the lineup in the near future."
The healthy defensemen on Colorado's active roster include Barrie, Goloubef, Mark Barberio, Francois Beauchemin, Fedor Tyutin and Patrick Wiercioch, and the mentality of the rear guards is to finish the year strong.
"Keep improving as a group," Wiercioch said. "Keep doing what the coach's asking us to do as a six-man unit. Hopefully, the results will follow that."