Avalanche goalie Jose Theodore will miss at least some of the team’s upcoming training camp after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday.
“Before it became a problem in the season, he had a minor scope to clean things up, and it went fine,” Avalanche media relations director Jean Martineau said.
Theodore, 30, missed one game in the 2004-05 season with a knee injury, but otherwise has not had knee problems in his career. His most serious injury was a broken heel bone that caused him to miss significant time in the 2005-06 season.
Theodore enters the final year of a contract that will pay him $6 million, making him the Avalanche’s third-highest-paid player. But he was expected to be the backup goalie to Peter Budaj. If Theodore misses much of training camp, it could open an opportunity for prospects Michael Wall, Trevor Cann and Tyler Weiman.
Theodore posted a 13-15-1 record last season, with a 3.26 goals-against average and .891 save percentage.
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