Jared Bednar, the Colorado Avalanche head coach, shared some concerning news about one of the team's top defensemen.<br /><br /><h2>Girard Steps Away From the Team Indefinitely</h2><br /><br /><div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/341624.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div><br /><br />Samuel Girard is currently away from the team, as revealed by coach Bednar.<br /><br /><q>Girard will not play tonight, per Bednar on his @AltitudeSR show.<br /><br />He's currently away from the team for personal reasons.</q><br /><br /><div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/evanrawal/status/1727349485850804299'> </a></blockquote></div><? = '1';?><br /><br />Personal reasons could mean many things, so we'll need to wait until an official update before knowing what's the deal.<br /><br />More to come.