Pre-Game Talk: 2023/24 Training Camp

[Avsboy]

70 pts for Drouin. Mack’s gonna lift him

 

[AllAboutAvs]

JD should have been throwing his stick at Mack for every pass that wasn't perfectly placed in his wheelhouse. JD is way too nice.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Drouin will either crumble early under MacK’s pressure and 24/7 work ethic and we can move on with minimal damage… or he’s going to thrive.

There’s no middle ground anymore.

 

[Remparts666]

Drouin is going to thrive if he can stay healthy. The elite vision , stickhandling and speed is undeniable . I believe that He can play at the high pace Mack and makar and others on this team play. His career was altered by injuries , mental health issues , expectations , you know the story. Now at 825k/yr and given top 6 opportunities, he will be thrive. I look at lehkonnen, kadri , compher stats over the last 5 years surrounded by elite talents and you can see clearly the impact. It is similar to playing on a line with mcdavid. So I firmly believe that it is realistic that he scores at a 0,8-0,9 ppg this year.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

There's no way he agreed to sign, come over, and sit in the pressbox. They do that, he'll be on the first plan back to Russia.

I disagree. Regular season sure, he'll play. There's no way this team is guaranteeing the kid playoff ice time. He's gonna have to earn that and I'm sure he knows this. Given how Bednar operates, if Landy did come back I would bet itd Kovalenko that ends up sitting for him.

 

[barriers]

 

[Gumballhead]

Bust.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Bust.

He's got all the makings of being an Av, actually, judging by this tweet. Kings of the IR

 

[chet1926]

Drouin is going to thrive if he can stay healthy. The elite vision , stickhandling and speed is undeniable . I believe that He can play at the high pace Mack and makar and others on this team play. His career was altered by injuries , mental health issues , expectations , you know the story. Now at 825k/yr and given top 6 opportunities, he will be thrive. I look at lehkonnen, kadri , compher stats over the last 5 years surrounded by elite talents and you can see clearly the impact. It is similar to playing on a line with mcdavid. So I firmly believe that it is realistic that he scores at a 0,8-0,9 ppg this year.

Realistically speaking he's never played extended time with guys like 29, 96, 8 etc throughout his career.

If he can't figure out to the tune of a decent ppg with this opportunity his NHL career will most likely be over.

Realistic to me would be 50-60 pts if he plays 1st/2nd line and PP mins.

Looks like 29 has Drouin sitting in that bumper position while they are practicing so I wouldn't be shocked to see him there on PP1 to start the year.

 

[Chiarelli]

Realistically speaking he's never played extended time with guys like 29, 96, 8 etc throughout his career.

If he can't figure out to the tune of a decent ppg with this opportunity his NHL career will most likely be over.

Realistic to me would be 50-60 pts if he plays 1st/2nd line and PP mins.

Looks like 29 has Drouin sitting in that bumper position while they are practicing so I wouldn't be shocked to see him there on PP1 to start the year.

Drouin's shooting ability is pretty limited. I'd put him on the half wall and never the bumper

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[LTCPain75]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tomas Tatar is at Avs skate today.</p>&mdash; Evan Rawal (@evanrawal) <a href="">September 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Avs_19]

Lets go!

He's going East, Elliotte? New E-Rod.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tomas Tatar is at Avs skate today.</p>&mdash; Evan Rawal (@evanrawal) <a href="">September 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[kchan9]

Tatar is at the morning skate today in full Avs gear..hmm PTO?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Tatar is at the morning skate today in full Avs gear..hmm PTO?

 

[the_fan]

How is Tatar with the Avs without signing a PTO or a contract? Are we getting him for free?

 

[forsbergavs32]

How is Tatar with the Avs without signing a PTO or a contract? Are we getting him for free?

Interesting to say the least. Wonder if something got worked out last minute and they’ll announce after practice

 

[22FUTON9]

Damn did not expect Tatar at all.

Can’t be mad for sure but I really wanted to see Drouin start on the top 2 lines. I’m not sure how much impact this will have but having an extra option is always better I guess.

 

[Ararana]

Him in full Avs gear is pretty telling. He's probably already signed.

 

[the_fan]

Damn did not expect Tatar at all.

Can’t be mad for sure but I really wanted to see Drouin start on the top 2 lines. I’m not sure how much impact this will have but having an extra option is always better I guess.

Tatar can play on the 3rd line with Colton and Wood. The question I have is do the Avs have cap space to sign him?

 

[The Pwnerer]

Signing Tatar out of nowhere like this redeems CMCs offseason in terms of adding depth. Great add if true.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Tatar can play on the 3rd line with Colton and Wood. The question I have is do the Avs have cap space to sign him?

They must, because they did

 

[kchan9]

Avs sign Tatar

https://x.com/Avalanche/status/1701613436285895028?s=20

 

[22FUTON9]

1.5 mil

Not bad

Tatar can play on the 3rd line with Colton and Wood. The question I have is do the Avs have cap space to sign him?

Can he play bottom 6?? I always thought he was a top 6-only kind of guy