Pre-Game Talk: 2023/24 Training Camp

[Avs_19]

I’d prefer not to see him at all but he hurts the team a lot less at forward. Let’s hope they stick to this.

 

[Balthazar]

Makes it even stranger that they didn't get another NHL caliber dman in the offseason.

Let's hope that the D squad stays healthy and JJ has another NHL season in him. Damn.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[niwotsblessing]

I was joking... if I was in that band, I wouldn't admit it.

You had me believing, even your hairstyle is right for membership.

 

[tigervixxxen]

$5 says Bednar is going to say Malinski was quiet whenever he’s asked directly about him. He’s looking like on the call up path. That atrocious number 70 doesn’t help his cause either and he’s not getting any kind of look with NHL players.

 

[Richard88]

So MacDermid is going to be a full time forward this year according to Bednar.


It's the right choice but that also means we only have 6 NHL Dmen? Pretty good chance for Hunt or Malinski to earn that 7D spot.

Are there any decent Dmen projected to be on waivers in a few weeks? If Malinski doesn't claim a spot at camp perhaps the Avs go that route instead for the 7D spot

 

[UncleRisto]

Hunt should be okay for the third pair as the #7. Malinski as a call-up and hope no one gets injured.

 

[John Mandalorian]

$5 says Bednar is going to say Malinski was quiet whenever he’s asked directly about him. He’s looking like on the call up path. That atrocious number 70 doesn’t help his cause either and he’s not getting any kind of look with NHL players.

Bednar likes his veterans.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Are there any decent Dmen projected to be on waivers in a few weeks? If Malinski doesn't claim a spot at camp perhaps the Avs go that route instead for the 7D spot

Not sure. Probably be a few interesting names though, usually always is.

 

[LOFIN]

That's more like it

I very much like it. He gets to know the standard here is high. And I'm sure Nate will remind him of that plenty of times as well.

Miles Wood talked about it as well

 

[sethro109]

If Drouin re-emerges as a point producing f I’ll take the *occasional* d zone brain fart. Wonder how bad he’ll be for our blood pressure.

The anger that would fallow from Habs fans would be extremely amusing.

 

[UncleRisto]

Oh wow. First guy ever to have a defensive zone turnover in NHL history. Not only they have to get rid of Drouin now, but send him to Siberia

And then he'll have to become a Russian hooker.

And then, we know what's going to happen then during the playoffs, and it's going to be a whole mess.

 

[Gruyeriev]

Are there any decent Dmen projected to be on waivers in a few weeks? If Malinski doesn't claim a spot at camp perhaps the Avs go that route instead for the 7D spot

Connor Timmins seems like the odd man out in Toronto.

 

[rynryn]

Is Colorado broadcasting/streaming the first preseason game?

 

[the_fan]

And then he'll have to become a Russian hooker.

And then, we know what's going to happen then during the playoffs, and it's going to be a whole mess.

Drouin is gonna become a Russian hooker, MacK is gonna become his pimp, they both gonna leave the team during playoffs, Avs not gonna recover from it, blow the team up and start a rebuild.

Oh, they also steal Nuke’s passport so he won’t be able to play in the NHL anymore, he signs a contract in KHL

 

[Gruyeriev]

Is Colorado broadcasting/streaming the first preseason game?

I haven’t seen anything yet. If I remember correctly it’s usually the away games that we get streamed through the other teams.

 

[the_fan]

Tomorrow’s game is on Altitude according to the NHL app.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Ya'll happy Macdermid is playing forward while I want him on another team. We are not the same.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Ya'll happy Macdermid is playing forward while I want him on another team. We are not the same.

Baby steps.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Well at least Macdermid isn't playing D... But he's still a waste of cap space atm.

 

[Metallo]

Scott Glennie had a good stretch of games in Manitoba senior hockey two seasons ago. I'm just saying.

I didn't know him, but wow did that guy bust hard.

 

[Gigantor The Goalie]

Well at least Macdermid isn't playing D... But he's still a waste of cap space atm.

Been that since he got here and allowed Jordan Greenway to headshot Kuemper right in front of him without bothering to even give Greenway a stern talking to.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Been that since he got here and allowed Jordan Greenway to headshot Kuemper right in front of him without bothering to even give Greenway a stern talking to.

Was less of an issue when we originally got him since there weren't any cap issues and Mack/Kadri/Bura/etc were on good value deals. Now that every $ matters he's a real problem.

 

[MarkT]

Are there any decent Dmen projected to be on waivers in a few weeks? If Malinski doesn't claim a spot at camp perhaps the Avs go that route instead for the 7D spot

Looks like someone already did the work:

2023 Interesting Potential Waiver Claims

Due to popular request, I've complied a list of interesting potential waiver claims. Some of the criteria is for players 25 years old or younger and with a somewhat interesting statistical profile. @Peen, @WetcoastOrca, @vancityluongo, @Lindgren, @supercanuck, @Peter Griffin, @CanucksMJL

forums.hfboards.com

 

[MarkT]

So based on that list, right defensemen who may fit out need based purely on position and size:
- Alec Regula (BOS); 6'4" 208Ibs
- Dylan Coghlan (CAR); 6'2" 208Ibs
- Marcus Bjork (CBJ); 6'3" 203Ibs
- Philip Kemp (EDM) 6'3" 202Ibs
- Cal Foote (NJ) 6'5" 224Ibs

I haven't watched any of these players really so I have no idea if they are any good. Regula played for the Blackhawks before. Coghlan played for Vegas, and Foote may have a famous father or something. Kemp is a 7th rounder who has been in the AHL. Bjork is a former SHL player who got 33 games with that terrible Blue Jackets team (he has no connection to CMac or Bednar).