Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Designated for injured reserve

Bowers (upper body) has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site Monday.

Bowers' designation for IR shouldn't come as a surprise considering he is expected to be sidelined until late December. With a handful of other forward injuries, the club called up Sampo Ranta and Jayson Megna from the minors, both of whom should be expected to play against the Blues on Monday and beyond.