Pre-Game Talk: Week of 4 Games b4 4 Nations: Sun vs PHI, Tue @ VAN, Thr @ CAL, Fri @ EDM

[The Moops]

Interesting that they activated Nuke to IR.
Perhaps the Avs want maximum salary leeway for trades before the 4 nations. Otherwise, why put him on IR, especially if he’s supposed to be back right after the tourney is done.

Yeah can somebody explained why the Avs would do that with Nuke? It seems to me it is because something is coming.

Well it's just regular IR too, so we're not getting his salary back or anything. Not sure the reasoning unless it's just a roster spot thing

 

[hockeyfish]

Was Nuke not on IR?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Was Nuke not on IR?

Nope. Only Kylington was on IR. Nuke was counting as an active spot on the roster.

Now we have 12 F + 8 D + 3 G active.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Nope. Only Kylington was on IR. Nuke was counting as an active spot on the roster.

Now we have 12 F + 8 D + 3 G active.

Did being on IR used to do something else?

For some reason I have quite a few memories of the Avs putting players on IR retroactively and then basically activating them the next day. It could have been to open a roster spot for a callup, and I didn't realize it at the time... but for some reason I remember thinking that it had something to do with cap implications.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Does anybody know if Quinnifer Hughes is playing against us tonight?

 

[Tralfamadore]

Does anybody know if Quinnifer Hughes is playing against us tonight?

Best d man in the league Quinn Hughes? Not sure.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Does anybody know if Quinnifer Hughes is playing against us tonight?

No word that I have seen. I would assume he is. He went thru warmups last game, but decided he couldn't go. So, it can't be that bad, right?

 

[CobraAcesS]

No word that I have seen. I would assume he is. He went thru warmups last game, but decided he couldn't go. So, it can't be that bad, right?

Bad enough not to play when they're fighting for a playoff spot.

This game is going to be pretty brutal. I hope they're ready.

 

[Pokecheque]

Chytil will score at least one goal on the Avs.

 

[LOFIN]

Does anybody know if Quinnifer Hughes is playing against us tonight?

Not at the Canucks morning skate

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Not at the Canucks morning skate

Noice.

 

[myperbixhurts]

Chytil will score at least one goal on the Avs.

And then get injured again

 

[avalanche_country]

Hughes is out and Demko starts

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Hughes is out and Demko starts

 

[forsbergavs32]

Of course Hughes is out. The hockey gods apparently want me to lose in my fantasy league

 

[dmac7719]

People are starting up the Hughes is number 1 d man again because of his recent hot streak.

He needs to avoid Makar so he doesn't show who the real number 1 d man is

 

[Avsfan1921]

Hughes just scared of being embarrassed by Makar so he sits. No compete. This is exactly the kind of crap Miller was alluding to!

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Of course Hughes is out. The hockey gods apparently want me to lose in my fantasy league

Thank goodness we don’t give a single f*** about how your fantasy team does!

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Of course Hughes is out. The hockey gods apparently want me to lose in my fantasy league

In the last week+ my team has been gutted. Marchenko, Malkin, Karrizov, Toffoli, and Cooley all on IR or LTIR. I was in 1st place, but that isn't gonna last, missing all those guys for extended periods.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

We don’t seem to have a single reporter at Avs practice in Vancouver, so we will wait and see in warmups if it’s still Middleton-Malinski or if one of CdH or Kylington slot in.

 

[Vaslof]

Should we do a fantasy league here next season to prove who really knows what they're talking about?

 

[forsbergavs32]

We don’t seem to have a single reporter at Avs practice in Vancouver, so we will wait and see in warmups if it’s still Middleton-Malinski or if one of CdH or Kylington slot in.

Are you sure they’re even practicing? We know this team doesn’t need any practice

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Are you sure they’re even practicing? We know this team doesn’t need any practice

They seem to be skating around doing something.

 

[forsbergavs32]

They seem to be skating around doing something.

That proves nothing. They could just be playing hopscotch on ice.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]