Pre-Game Talk: 2023/24 Training Camp

[the_fan]

What if Nuke reveals tomorrow that he’s part of an Odinic group?

 

[Foppa2118]

Main board is saying Saku Maenalanen failed his physical which is why no longer a PTO opportunity. Supposedly Peter Baugh reported it but I can’t find a tweet and I don’t have an Athletic account.

Bednar said it in the presser today.

Also said Ritchie would miss camp. We heard recently he wasn't fully healed, but I'm not sure if we heard he'd miss camp.

 

[Grigowski]

What did someone say at 4:14 of the Makar/Toews one?

Engagement....... ?

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Oh god...nobody's been assigned 18 since Newhook left have they?

Can we like retire the number without actually lifting it to the ceiling or putting a name on it.

 

[RockLobster]

Thanks for posting that.

While the cynic in me thinks they've probably rehearsed these answers a few dozen times with Jean Martineau, I also believe they were all also honest.

The one thing I did find interesting is that Makar actually acknowledged that it effected the locker room. I mean, no duh it effected the room, but to actually acknowledge it freely in this situation I thought was something we don't see every day. Kudos to him and the boys for welcoming Nuke back. Kudos to Nuke for apparently proving his commitment to the boys.

Hopefully after Nuke's availability tomorrow we can put this behind us and get back to enjoying our team and allowing hope to spring eternal as we enter camp and pre-season.

I thought Martineau was gone? Doesn’t matter too much since he had hired and trained the others lol

 

[Ararana]

Nate publicly calling out the front office yesterday saying they didn't have the team to win last year was awesome.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Nate publicly calling out the front office yesterday saying they didn't have the team to win last year was awesome.

The players just like the fans know that management pissed away the season. Must have sucked to be on the Avs, see the deadline and know there will be no cup run.

 

[Ararana]

The players just like the fans know that management pissed away the season. Must have sucked to be on the Avs, see the deadline and know there will be no cup run.

I imagine they knew, just as we did, on deadline day that the season was over. IIRC, Nate even made a comment on it down the stretch.

 

[Avs9296]

I seem to remember a dip in play and players seemed demoralized right after the deadline and then they eventually shook it off and started to play better again.

 

[Vaslof]

The players just like the fans know that management pissed away the season. Must have sucked to be on the Avs, see the deadline and know there will be no cup run.

It was just so dumb to not spend to the cap. I'm sure they tried to make a deal, but they failed and got nothing.

 

[Ararana]

I seem to remember a dip in play and players seemed demoralized right after the deadline and then they eventually shook it off and started to play better again.

And yet they still won the division. What a wasted opportunity.

 

[Avs_19]

I'd swap 96 and 13 but other than that it looks ideal to me.

 

[henchman21]

Lehky-RyJo-Nuke is really relying on RyJo to turn it around.

 

[Ararana]

Bednar will most likely be forced to drop Mikko to the second line before too long. No one currently on that line is capable of carrying it.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Lehky-RyJo-Nuke is really relying on RyJo to turn it around.

Or giving him the two hardest working wingers on the team to do most of the work for him

 

[henchman21]

Or giving him the two hardest working wingers on the team to do most of the work for him

Yeah they are dirty area players, but not big time skill guys. That line would be relying on RyJo to bring his skill to the table consistently or it becomes a glorified checking line. If that line ends up the case, I could see some major ups and downs in quality of play.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Ya I would much rather see Mikko and Nuke swap places. Either that or stick Tatar on that line with RyJo and move Lehky down to make a legitimate checking 3rd line.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I don't really care about what happened with Nuke at this point, but it's not going to stop me from using lines like "oh man he took that puck away like it was a hookers passport" all season long.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Rosco Tomaswood

 

[Tralfamadore]

So no Cale again

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

So no Cale again

They said yesterday that he was still finishing up rehab for his "injury" and they hoped he would be ready by next week sometime.

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

Lehky-RyJo-Nuke is really relying on RyJo to turn it around.

Agreed. I think to ease his transition, I would have liked to see him with Rantanen.

If Nichushkin is at top form though, that will really help Johansen. Lehkonen is a solid second liner, but more in a support role, than a driver, so you can’t count on him to drive things in a top-6 role.

I think Bednar really wants to get Drouin going and that’s what this is about. But… imo, having the second line humming along is even more important than that, because as we know, that was a big reason for the downfall last season. I’m sure they’ll swap things around eventually though to see what trio’s have best chemistry.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Nate publicly calling out the front office yesterday saying they didn't have the team to win last year was awesome.

Well, we all knew. It was sad.

I seem to remember a dip in play and players seemed demoralized right after the deadline and then they eventually shook it off and started to play better again.

Yep. Same anger was seen with the fans.

And yet they still won the division. What a wasted opportunity.

And Vegas went to win the Stanley Cup. Sooo annoying. They didn't even have a proper goaltender.

 

[sethro109]

Maybe Bednar is trying to give RyJo more offensive freedom by pairing him with our two best defensive forwards. Something like "Just go out there and create, these guys will handle the back".