NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Before the Avalanche’s first game back from the all-star break Tuesday night, coach Patrick Roy said long-term injuries to a handful of players probably will prevent any of them from helping the team during the final 33-game stretch.

Roy said forward Jamie McGinn, who underwent back surgery in November, will not return this season, the first official diagnosis from the coach. The same could be true for forward Jesse Winchester, who has lingering vision problems from suffering a preseason concussion.

“He’s not doing well,” Roy said of Winchester, who signed as a free agent and has yet to play a regular-season game with Colorado.

Winchester is no longer skating or traveling with the team and might be shut down for the year.

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Defenseman Ryan Wilson (shoulder surgery) has already been deemed out for the season, playing just three games with the Avs in the final year of his contract.

Fourth-line forward Patrick Bordeleau has missed all but one game because of back and knee injuries. He suffered a fractured kneecap Dec. 20 at Buffalo in his first game of the season and might not return until March. Bordeleau also is not skating.

Defenseman Erik Johnson (minor knee surgery) and forward Borna Rendulic (broken leg) are due back in February, although both absences could stretch into March.

Entering Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators, the Avs had lost 252 man games to injury or suspension. In comparison, Nashville was at 105 games.

Footnotes. Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov has started 13 of the past 14 games and will be called upon again Friday against Nashville in Denver. … Avs forward Cody McLeod nearly had a Gordie Howe hat trick in the first period against Nashville. He scored his fourth goal of the season midway through the first period and fought Paul Gaustad late in the frame. Right before the fight, McLeod nearly scored from the side of the net.