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Tanguay (hip, knee) suffers setback, ‘not good’ says Roy

Dallas Stars v Colorado Avalanche

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 15: Alex Tanguay #40 of the Colorado Avalanche controls the puck against the Dallas Stars at Pepsi Center on October 15, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Doug Pensinger

The slumping Colorado Avalanche got some bad news on the injury front Tuesday, as Patrick Roy announced Alex Tanguay suffered a setback in recovery from a knee injury and hurt his hip in the process.

“Right now, it’s not good,” Roy told the Denver Post. “He had a setback. We don’t know when he’ll be back.”

Tanguay, 34, is out indefinitely and might require surgery.

Acquired from Calgary this offseason, Tanguay rejoined an Avalanche organization with which he enjoyed great success (he captured the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2001, earned a Calder nomination in 2000 and made the All-Star team in 2004.)

The return to Denver seemed to spark the veteran, as Tanguay started the season by scoring nine points in his first 13 games -- but things went south in mid-November when he suffered the knee injury, one that’s kept him out of Colorado’s last 16 games.

According to the Post, the setback occurred after Tanguay had made good progress with the knee and was contemplating a return, possibly by the end of this week.