Colorado Avalanche Training Camp Dates

[GirardSpinorama]

On that entire list, I would've liked to see Steinburg get another game. He was quite decent in his role.

Steinberg's effort and style was there. But he needs to peak physically. Like become a legit 6'2 215 dude to play like he does and be useful.

 

[the_fan]

Feels all buy guaranteed Ritchie will get his 9 game look at least and then go from there. 9 games would get us awfully close to a Nuke return and also probably Lehky so I wouldn't be surprised if they send him down after the 9 games but if he's PPG and playing well maybe not.


Guessing opening night is gonna look like this:


Drouin - Mack - Mikko
Kovalenko - Mittelstadt - Ritchie
Wood - Colton - LOC
Kelly - PEB - Kiviranta/Ivan

Toews - Makar
Girard - Manson
Kyllington - CDH
Brannstrom- Malinski


Honestly when Lehky and Nuke return that's really not horrible. A legitimately good Top 6 group, and we know what the 3rd line can do with LOC slotted into it. Then, you're probably looking at Kovalenko on the 4th line instead of Kivi/Ivan and I think if Kovalenko keeps playing like he has he makes the 4th line better as well.



And that's not even accounting for Landy. By January, the forward group could look really fantastic.

I’d have de Haan-Malinski on 3rd pair. Malinski has outplayed both Kylington and Brannstrom and Bednar has said it’s not about experience it’s about performance. Malinski has been really good in the preseason, Brannstrom has been bad and Kylingron has been meh

 

[henchman21]

I’d have de Haan-Malinski on 3rd pair. Malinski has outplayed both Kylington and Brannstrom and Bednar has said it’s not about experience it’s about performance. Malinski has been really good in the preseason, Brannstrom has been bad and Kylingron has been meh

This defense is going to be softer than Charmin left out in the rain.

 

[willy702]

I like Belly for the lockerroom aspect, but when a 4C type inevitably gets put on waivers as training camps come to an end, the Avs should be all over that. PEB just can't skate with Bedsy's system anymore

I think the Avs are looking at it as either Ivan is ready for 4C now or do they want to ease him in with one last year of AHL/NHL time. If so they keep PEB and his time eventually becomes just locker room guy who gets to eat nachos. I don't know if his skating is a big problem with the potential guys he'll play with but really the bottom of the lineup needs to be more youth at minimum salary talent.

 

[henchman21]

IMO the pecking order for 4C looks like Kelly > PEB > Ivan > Tynan. Ivan has gotten time on the wing to probably see if he can be an extra. Odds are though that Ritchie, Tynan and Ivan are all sent down (Pavel too when healthy)

 

[willy702]

I’d have de Haan-Malinski on 3rd pair. Malinski has outplayed both Kylington and Brannstrom and Bednar has said it’s not about experience it’s about performance. Malinski has been really good in the preseason, Brannstrom has been bad and Kylingron has been meh

I think that's exactly how its going to start. Kylington seems like a JJ replacement. Insert in lineup if there are injuries or you want a bigger presence on occasion. Malinski makes more sense in the hopes he can improve his D game with a responsible partner like CDH.