One quarter of the way through the season, the Predators’ expected top defensive pairing — Roman Josi and Nic Hague — has been on the ice together for exactly zero minutes and zero seconds.

But that appears likely to change soon, potentially as early as Saturday, when the Predators take on Colorado at 7 p.m. at Bridgestone Arena.

Josi, who has missed the last 12 games with an upper-body injury, has resumed practicing with the team and could return from injured reserve to play against the Avalanche.

“I wouldn’t rule it out, but we’ll see the next couple of days,” Josi said Thursday. “[It’s been good] just getting back to two practices with the team and so we’ll see how I feel. We’ll probably talk today and [Friday].”

That’s encouraging news for the Preds, who have gone 3-7-2 without Jos

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