Avalanche coach Patrick Roy said All-Star defenseman Erik Johnson will not play in the team’s three-game West Coast trip beginning Wednesday at San Jose. Johnson, who on Monday was nine weeks out of undergoing minor knee surgery, skated Tuesday morning but has not cleared to return to the lineup, Roy said.

Forward Daniel Briere also won’t travel, but Roy anticipates that he will play in at least one of Colorado’s final three games — each at home — April 7 against Nashville, April 9 vs. Winnipeg and April 11 in the regular-season finale against Chicago. Briere is in the final year of his contract and likely closing out his 307-goal NHL career.

Johnson might also play in the last homestand, Roy said, but the team might also shut him down if the Avs are eliminated from the playoffs. The Avs are eight points out of the last playoff spot with just six games remaining.

In goal, the Avs will put backup Reto Berra in net against the Sharks on Thursday and the Ducks on Friday. Semyon Varlamov is the scheduled starter Saturday against the Kings.

Roy confirmed that injured forwards Nathan MacKinnon (foot), Patrick Bordeleau (knee) and Jamie McGinn (back) have no chance to play in the regular season. Jesse Winchester (head) is still out indefinitely. Winchester and defenseman Ryan Wilson (shoulder) skated in red sweaters Tuesday along with Johnson.

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