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I don’t wanna hear anymore complaints about Bednar favouring vets
Pre-Game Talk: 2023/24 Training Camp
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Foppa2118
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I know Bednar likes RHD on the right side but he must have started to see something good with Malinski to give him some games or they would have sent him down. I don't think he wants to waste too much of his time on a project.
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I'm actually wondering if Malinski was kept up because Bednar knows he's 25 and doesn't have a lot of development ahead of him. He might want his NHL staff to work directly with him and try to get him ironed out rather than the AHL staff.
Also makes you wonder if they did offer to give him a legit shot in order to sign.
One of these smaller ofD panning out would make it easier to trade Girard.
Foppa2118
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If he stays up, I think this is exactly why.
There is also nothing wrong with a rookie having some growth to do. I see the positives he brings.
It looks like nerves, and getting used to the pace to me, so..
Yeah we could probably use a bigger dude that can PK, but I see his skill and the value in rotating him and JJ.
Play JJ against heavier teams, and Sam wise 2.0 against faster skilled teams for a bit.
Either that or road/home where the rookies matchups can be managed better.
Ben Meyers sent to the Eagles.
So that would leave...
Drouin - Mack - Lehky
Nuke - RyJo - Mikko
Wood - Colton - Tatar
Tufte - Olofsson - LOC
Cogs/MacDermid
Toews - Makar
Byram - Manson
Girard - Johnson
Malinski
George
Justus
As the 23 man roster?
So that would leave...
Drouin - Mack - Lehky
Nuke - RyJo - Mikko
Wood - Colton - Tatar
Tufte - Olofsson - LOC
Cogs/MacDermid
Toews - Makar
Byram - Manson
Girard - Johnson
Malinski
George
Justus
As the 23 man roster?
Are they moving Mikko off of Mack's wing? Or is Bednar still running Lehky and Nuke on the same line?
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I haven’t watched a pre season game. How has Tufte and Olofsson looked? Do they make me want to drink more?
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Nah, they actually play the way 4th liners should play
Bill Peckerskull
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Nice to see Bo back on the ice at least.
Bill Peckerskull
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Not a fan of those lines, nor the Bo/G pairing
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Those are the lines we knew all along Bednar will go with. We just didn’t know who was gonna be the 4C, now we know
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Short answer, no.
Long answer, no, but they really should be able to. I think they'll figure it out.
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The Avs have bunch of new players. It’s gonna take little time to build chemistry
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I just don't f***ing understand why Bednar refused to go
Drouin-MacK-Nichuskin
Lehkonen-RyJo-Rantanen
even once during this preseason, when it's painfully obvious that's the optimal lineup and we'll end up going to that at some point.
Drouin-MacK-Nichuskin
Lehkonen-RyJo-Rantanen
even once during this preseason, when it's painfully obvious that's the optimal lineup and we'll end up going to that at some point.
