Johnson (lower body) has landed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 4, per Avalanche coach Patrick Roy.

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Johnson will be able to return when healthy since the IR placement is retroactive to his last game played more than seven days ago. Roy added that the transaction "just gives us roster flexibility." With Johnson on the shelf and Nate Guenin reportedly on waivers, the team has called up Chris Bigras and Nikita Zadorov for extra depth on the blue line.