Compher, Jost lost to injuries

Young Avalanche forwards J.T. Compher and Tyson Jost will miss extensive time with a broken thumb and lower-body injury, coach Jared Bednar said Friday.

Compher, 22, is out indefinitely and Jost, 19, will miss two to three weeks. Both were injured in Thursday’s 4-3 loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues.

The Avs will call up a forward or two from San Antonio of the American Hockey League over the weekend, but Bednar wants to scout Rampage games Friday and Saturday before choosing the player(s).

“We’re going to watch what happens there tonight and tomorrow and then make an educated decision and probably get some guys up for Sunday (practice),” Bednar said after an optional practice Friday.

Defenseman Patrik Nemeth, who also left Thursday’s game with an injury, is day to day but probably won’t miss Colorado’s next game. The Avs (4-4) don’t play again until Tuesday, against the visiting Dallas Stars. The Avs will take Saturday off and resume practice Sunday.

Only eight skaters and two goalies participated in Friday’s light practice. First-year Avs forward Nail Yakupov, who was benched by Bednar during Thursday’s game for insufficient effort, declined to speak to reporters about the benching Friday.