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Hockey is back!! At least in some form, as the Colorado Avalanche rookies took to the ice this morning at Family Sports Center for day one of rookie training camp. All in all, it was a good practice, and the guys had a lot of energy and enthusiasm to impress during the drills.

The goalies took to the ice first, and worked with goaltender coach Francois Allaire on technique. They did some post coverage drills, and also spent a lot of time working on handling the puck behind the net, and clearing it to the side-boards.


After 10-15 minutes of the goaltenders having the ice to themselves, the rest of the guys came out and did a quick skate to warm-up. The coaches (including former Avs defenseman Brett Clark) led the team through several drills. The early drills focused on breakouts, and zone entry. For one drill, a defenseman gathered the puck in his own zone, and then made an outlet to a forward who had circled back through the zone. The forward then had a 1-on-1 with the goalie. The team broke down a couple of times, and each time the drill became a bit more complex. Eventually the breakout featured a full line of three fowards, doing a bit of a weave/passing drill before taking a shot on net.

The rookies also did some work fronting the net, and attempting to tip point shots from the defenseman. Later drills focused a lot more on in zone activity, such as puck possession in the corners, 1-on-1 battles to get to the front of the net, and some D to D passes on the blue-line followed by a shot.

My favorite drills to watch are definitely the high paced transition drills. So many moving parts, on both ends of the ice. The flow of those drills is captivating, and the overall speed of the action is a lot of fun. Scroll down for quick run-down on a few of the guys who really impressed me this morning.





Borna Rendulic #71
Rendulic was the one guy who really stood out to me this morning. The first thing that caught my eye was his size. The Avs have brought in some Euro experiments before, such as Jaraslov Hlinka and Joakim Lidstrom. These guys had talent, but they just don’t have the frame that Rendulic has. He literally looked like a man among boys out there today, and my favorite thing about Rendulic was he was always grinning from ear to ear. He just had that persona you gravitate towards on the ice.

Despite his size, he still was one of the better skaters out there. He was quick through the neutral zone, and when he took a shot, it was explosive and came off his stick smoothly. One thing I did notice was his stickhandling was a bit shaky at times. A couple times he tried to make some flashy moves and lost control, and he had a few instances in close where he could have finished a rebound, but couldn’t quite corral the puck. Overall though, a great debut for the Croatian import!


Colin Smith #37
Honestly, Smith looked like the most talented guy on the ice today. He had speed, skill, was crafty with the puck, and finished off a lot of plays. I was very impressed with his overall game. The biggest knock on Smith is his size. He is listed generously at 5’10″, 175 lbs, and while small guys have had an impact in the NHL before (Think Marty St. Louis), the Avs have gone on record to say they would like to get bigger up front. No way Smith makes the Avs, but he was still a pleasure to watch, and will give Lake Erie a talented weapon up front.

Cody Corbett #41
Corbett was undrafted, and it looks like the Avs are going to reap the fruits of signing him as a rookie free agent. He looked pretty good out there today, certainly a bit of a project, but he has some noticeable skill and upside. The main asset Corbett showed off today was his shot. His shot impressed me more than any other d-man. Not only was it hard and heavy, but he had a quick release for a defenseman. Some of the other guys had long sloggy wind-ups, but Corbett pulled the trigger quickly, an must in today’s NHL.

He looked pretty average in other areas. A few mistakes in the passing game, and had a few pucks jump over his stick. All and all though, I think the Avs should be very pleased to have this guy. He gives them a nice talented project d-man for the next couple of years.

Conner Bleackley #49

This year’s first round draft selection had a solid debut. Lots of fans in the arena were excited to see Bleackley and were discussing him in the stands. He seemed to have a pretty polished game overall, and did most things well. He honestly didn’t do anything that made me go “WOW,” but with 20 or so guys on the ice it’s hard to keep track of everyone at all times. Maybe I just missed some of his better plays.

One thing that stood out for Bleackley was his shooting. A lot of guys just kind of shot it in the general direction of the net. Bleackley seemed to have a lot more control and precision with his shots, and was picking corners. Looking foward to keeping a closer eye on him the next couple of days.

Chris Bigras #57
One of the first things you notice about Bigras is he seems small and gives off a demeanor of being very mild-mannered. However, he has the quickest feet of any rookie Avs d-man. He utilizes those quick feet to quickly track down pucks in his zone, and re-position himself to get good angles for his breakout passes.

Bigras was on point with his passing game. Every pass was crisp and right on the tape, I never saw him make a bad pass. Bigras garnered a lot of attention after he was drafted last year, with some even saying he was a dark horse to make the team. He is still very young, but his composure on the back end, and ability to make quality breakout passes make him a very viable option for the Avalanche blue-line this upcoming season.

Overall, a good day at camp for the Avs newbies. If catching some free up close hockey sounds fun to you, the boys will be back on the ice tomorrow at 9:45 am at the Family Sports Center in Centennial, CO. My one tip is to bring a long-sleeve shirt or hoodie if you do plan on coming. Much like the pace of the drills, the arena is kept brisk!

Résumé de la 1e journée , de bon mot sur Rendulic , une chose qui l'aide beaucoup celui là c'est qu'il est un ailier droit chose qui manque le plus au avs , il a également la taille et on nous dit qu'il a un bon patin , pas le choix de le surveiller de près

Savait pas Power avait un contrat de la AHL en poche... Henley,Rendulic,Sgarbossa,Power,Smith,Bourke.Commence à avoir sérieusement du bon jeune talent offensif à Cleveland...enfin!

Enfin en effet , ça fais du bien d'avoir d'autre option que Malone et Carey

Avalanche prospect Duncan Siemens was the fourth defenseman picked in the 2011 NHL draft, at No. 11 overall. That's NHL-or-bust territory, and based on other Avs picked in the first round from 2009-13, as well as first-round defensemen picked in his draft class, Siemens is a step behind.

But by no means is he considered a bust.

"I think any player that gets drafted, whether it's the first or last round, they want to make that jump," Siemens said Monday after the first day of the Avs' three-day rookie camp. "All of us want to play in the NHL one day, and all of us want to get there as fast as possible. Everyone is going to have different route.

"I've accepted that, and the organization has been very supportive."

Defensemen take more time than other players to develop into trusted NHL players, so Siemens should not be compared to young Avs forwards Matt Duchene, Ryan O'Reilly, Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon, who all went from the NHL draft to opening-night rosters within the past five years. Duchene and O'Reilly started the trend in 2009, and MacKinnon was the latest to do it a year ago.

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In comparison to other defensemen in his draft class, Siemens is the only one among the top nine who has yet to make his NHL debut. But he is also the youngest, and he was one of the few 17-year-olds drafted in his entire 211-member class. He turned 21 on Sept. 7.

"My whole game has progressed," said Siemens, who molds his play around toughness, a la Adam Foote. "Confidence is a huge thing for the way that I play. Being physical at this level is very physically demanding."

Siemens has only one full year of pro hockey under his belt, and a knee injury limited him to 46 games last season with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. He missed nearly four months from November to late February, but he considered it a great experience.

"Being around pros, guys that are older and more mature, and learning the way you need to conduct yourself and perform on and off the ice was very important," he said.

Siemens is not expected to vie for an opening-night spot this season, but he could be in line for a call-up when injuries set in. The Avs have nine defensemen on one-way contracts, plus Nick Holden and Stefan Elliott on two-way deals. Holden ended last season in a top-four role and as a power-play specialist for the Avs.

PHOTOS: Colorado Avalanche open rookie camp

Siemens enters the second year of his three-year entry-level contract that allows him to go from the NHL to the minors without clearing waivers.

"It's hard not to look at," Siemens said of the contract situation, "but it's something that you can't focus on because if you go out there and perform, anything can happen. It has happened in years past on various teams.

"I just want to make it as hard as possible for them to not keep me around. That's my main goal — to play my best and see where the cards fall."

If nothing else, Siemens wants to make his NHL debut this season.

"If I play my style of game, I definitely think there will be an opportunity, but it's going to take a lot of hard work and consistency," he said.

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Un article rassurant , ça reste que c'était le defs le plus jeune de son draft et malgré une saison plus que ordinaire l'an passée ça reste avec Bigras notre plus beau potentiel et je reste confiant , il a la taille et la grosse robustesse

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Première image de Iginla avec un chandail des avs , il a fière allure lol , le n.26 a été donner a Carey , pas été long

Hokay. A bit later today on the write up as everything got pushed back when the rink was in pretty terrible shape upon arrival and then the NHL guys showed up for some informal practices so my apologies on the delay. Onwards.

Biggest difference today was the increase in intensity and physicality in general. From the players to the coaches, it was a much more business-like atmosphere today as the coaches halted the day's proceedings multiple times to lay into the position groups. They ended the day rather abruptly when working on drills morphed into a bag skate, which produced the shocking result of tiring everybody out...except Mason Geertsen, who didn't even seem remotely phased by the additional work. Kid is in outstanding shape. Anyway, following the same format I always use, here's the Good, the Bad, and the Sometimes Ugly, Sometimes Not of Day 2.

The Good

Mason Geertsen - I am continually impressed with the growth of this kid. His skating will never not impress me as long as he's moving like he has been the last two days and remains 6'5". As I mentioned above, his conditioning is apparently top-notch because he was flying through the bag skate and while players around him were sucking wind and on all fours on the ice trying to catch their breath, he stood there barely breathing hard like it was no big deal. Impressive for a guy that young and not even in the NHL to be in that kind of shape already. Combined with the growth you can see in his game from last year, it's clear Geertsen takes this whole NHL thing seriously and he plans on doing everything he possibly can to kick down the door to a career in pro hockey. He's a very physical defender and today he did a great job of separating players from the puck, especially during the one-on-one drills where he was defending guys on the rush. His one big mistake of the day came during that same drill where Dennis Everberg set him up with a head fake and got Geertsen to bite to the inside while Everberg kicked it into high gear and cruised right by him. This has been an issue both days now as Geertsen has gotten caught looking and not moving his feet, causing him to panic and try to reach to recover. With some additional coaching, this is something that can definitely be cleaned up but his lack of foot speed sure was exposed by Everberg. I'm very curious to see how these limitations manifest themselves when he's going against the NHL guys this weekend. He's going to have to make some big adjustments but right now I'm in his corner. I think this guy is prepared to rocket up our prospect list and push Will Butcher for the top D prospect behind Siemens. He's clearly a very hard worker and I really love how his game is developing. This weekend can't get here soon enough!

Duncan Siemens/Chris Bigras - I'm just dropping them in here together and telling you to read what I wrote yesterday. While Siemens struggled a bit with the puck early on, I chalk that more up to the shoddy ice conditions than anything else as everyone was dealing with crazy puck bounces before the ice really set and pucks started to calm down. Beyond that, both guys consistently dominated all of their drills, rarely giving an inch. Siemens did receive some additional 1-on-1 coaching from Foote after working a drill in the corners. Bigras was too busy dominating every chance he got to get any coaching. Lol.

Samuel Henley - This guy has developed into the most fascinating player for me to watch. During the passing and skating drills, Henley looks almost out of place and certainly doesn't do anything to stand out but when they match him up against defenders, it's like a switch is flipped for the kid and suddenly his game comes alive. His work down low is simply overpowering for most of the kids he's going against to handle. He absolutely worked over Cody Corbett on a handful of occasions as they matched up a couple times and he consistently got the best of him. He's a really powerful, big-bodied kid who clearly needs to be matched against some AHL/NHL defenders to get a gauge on how good he really is. Still, for a kid who went undrafted and is trying to make talent evaluators take notice, he's leaving the kind of impression you want. He's exactly the kind of hard-working, grind it out kind of player the Avs love rolling the dice on.

Conner Bleackley - Every year, there are one or two players who make small plays that you really have to be paying attention to catch but serve to separate the players above the rest. Bleackley consistently made those smaller plays that lead to bigger results later on and this kid really rewarded me for deciding beforehand to spend so much time watching him. His hands are damn good as he was able to take the errant passes from lesser players all day and corral them on the fly without missing a beat. Our 2014 first rounder is clearly the most developed and most talented forward at Rookie Camp and I think his NHL timeline is about 2 years. I wasn't expecting him to really jump out at me in this type of setting because the stuff that made him a first round talent was his intangibles, the hockey IQ and leadership qualities that aren't really on display during these skill competition-esque drills. Still, he has shown a wicked shot and great hands. His skating is still pretty mediocre and he honestly reminds me quite a bit of Ryan O'Reilly during his first Rookie Camp but he's done well for himself the first two days.

Nate Condon - I'll admit...I completely forgot about this kid yesterday and then today he showed up and was the only guy to beat both Siemens and Bigras in different drills. His beating of Bigras was more because of Bigras misplaying the situation but Condon deposited the puck top shelf behind one of the goalies so he still gets credit. In beating Siemens, Condon saw he had a step on him and put his head down, barreled past him wide and cut inside just in front of the goalie to slip the puck into the net. Beautiful work, loved the confidence. Definitely a play that stuck out in my mind. Outside of those two plays, I honestly don't remember seeing him again all day but those two plays were the kinds of sparks you love to see for a guy who barely got himself to this camp in the first place and his beating of Siemens was my play of the day.

The Bad

Colin Smith - Really unimpressive outing from him today. Really, really unimpressive. Pucks were escaping his stick all day, coaches were making him run drills more than once because he wasn't getting them right, and all of the explosiveness he showed yesterday was simply not there today. More than anything, it looked like Smith lacked focus. He seemed...completely unaware of what was going on around him most of the time. At one point, he had a puck deflected up in the air and it landed next to him and he...didn't really react at all. He was physically overwhelmed when working on drills in the corners and even when he found space, did little or nothing with it. Not sure what the deal was today but considering the large uphill battle Smith is fighting against to make the NHL, a day like today is exactly what you did not want to see. Definitely the biggest disappointment for me today.

Max Iafrate - While he did have a couple of nice stops late in the day when he was using his size much better, it was largely more of the same from yesterday. I'd refer you to that post because I really don't want to tear the kid down again. I sure hope he's better during scrimmages this weekend

Spencer Martin - I'm putting Martin on here very cautiously and with the caveat that I didn't watch any of the individual goalie drills when they were working on moving post-to-post and puck handling but I was definitely watching as Martin was giving up soft goals during 3-on-2 drills and you could see him rapidly losing confidence and starting to beat himself up. It was a tough morning for Martin and I hope he does the weird goalie voodoo memory thing to come back tomorrow with a clean slate.

The Sometimes Ugly, Sometimes Not

Garrett Meurs - I had to find a place to put this kid simply because I wanted to write about him. This is the third time I've seen Meurs in a Rookie Camp and I feel the same today as I did upon first watching him - a few inches taller and he would have been a modern day Richard Park type. I referred to him on twitter as a stick of dynamite because he's so explosive and yet so tiny but he's ultra aggressive and plays with a constant chip on his shoulder. I don't think he's ever going to make an appearance with the Avs but I absolutely think he has a long career in pro hockey ahead of him. His skating, hands, and vision will probably be best served on the big ice in Europe but for now, I'm cherishing watching him play. He's got all the heart and try hard attitude you could want out of someone his size. Still, there's a reason I didn't put him in "The Good" and it's because when they ask him to match up defensively, he just can't hang. He works his ass off and is a hell of a pest but he's unfortunately beaten far too often by players I feel are less skilled. It's disappointing to see him still having these struggles 3 full years after his draft year. Still, Garrett Meurs is the kind of kid you can't not root for.

That should be just about all I've got for Day 2 of Rookie Camp. The vets came out and skated around and reminded everyone just how big the gap in talent between the NHL and juniors really is. Joey Hishon looks great, people. I'd love to set up a huge cheering section for him this year because he's finally healthy and able to participate in a full camp with an outside shot at cracking the NHL roster and he deserves to have a bunch of random strangers from the internet cheering him on.

Résumé de la 2ème journée , de bon mot sur Henley et Geertsen

Henley avait connu un excellent camp chez les Blues  je crois l'an dernier aussi... Ce gars pourrait vraiment s'avérer une belle trouvaille de la part de Sakic et Roy...

Le nom du vétéran défenseur de 36 ans Derek Morris circule dans l'entourage des Oilers et de l'Avalanche. [SportsNet]


Pas grand place

pas vraiment non....

Morris yé aussi slow que Komisarek loll

@adater: Patrick Roy says the top two lines will be this:
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Tanguay
O'Reilly-Duchene-Iginla

@adater: Parrick Roy says Patrick Bordeleau out three months following back surgery

Moche

Black21 a écrit:@adater: Patrick Roy says the top two lines will be this:
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Tanguay              
O'Reilly-Duchene-Iginla

Ça du bon sens

@Eurolanche: John Mitchell is having migrains, might miss part of training camp. #Avs

Ça sent pas bon ca

Ca commence bien.... on va espérer pour Mitchell que ce soit pas encore des symptômes de sa commotion...

Colorado Avalanche owner Stan Kroenke and president and governor Josh Kroenke are committed to winning a championship. They always have been.

"Our ownership has been incredible. Both Stan and Josh are very supportive of us, right from day one," said Avalanche executive vice president and general manager Joe Sakic on Thursday at the club's annual media day at Pepsi Center. "This is their team and no one wants to see this team win a championship more than Stan and Josh. They have always been committed to us."

This offseason after Colorado was eliminated in the playoffs by the Minnesota Wild, Sakic and the team's executives went out and added several key pieces to the roster to help take the Avs from merely making the playoffs to being a championship-caliber team every year.

The Avalanche acquired veterans Daniel Briere and Brad Stuart in trades and signed Jarome Iginla during free agency, adding leadership to the club's already strong foundation. Forwards Ben Street and Jesse Winchester and defensemen Bruno Gervais and Zach Redmond were among the players also added to provide extra depth on the roster.

"We came out of the Minnesota series and we had a couple of injuries, not to use that as an excuse, but we needed to work on our depth and team toughness and I think we did a pretty good job of trying to fill those needs in the offseason," Sakic said. "We are as deep depth wise as we have ever been. That was one of the main goals. We know injuries will happen, you don't want them to happen, but we feel if we have them we'll be okay."

Colorado has locked up several of their young players in the past two years, including re-signing Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Duchene and Semyon Varlamov to long-term deals and securing new contracts with Ryan O'Reilly, Tyson Barrie, Jamie McGinn and Nick Holden this past summer.

The addition of the new players and the re-signing of old ones has made the Avalanche a 'cap team' as the club is close to approaching the league-mandated $69-million salary cap. The current Avs team has the highest payroll in franchise history.

"Last year we were in the bottom five in the league in ticket sales, and even knowing that, [Stan and Josh Kroenke] want to win a championship," Sakic said. "They have given us the green light to do whatever we can to make this team win. They are very committed. They want to see us win a championship."

Colorado head coach/vice president of hockey operations Patrick Roy saw that passion to win from ownership first hand last season as he went through his first campaign behind the Avalanche bench.

"Just seeing Josh and Stan Kroenke come out to games, just how excited they are about the team. It's pretty impressive," Roy said.

The Kroenkes trusted what Sakic and Co. were doing, and that they would be smart and appropriately manage the salary cap. So when it does come time to spend big money to get those final pieces that hopefully lead to a title, the team could.

"I don't think you always have to spend a certain amount to prove that you want to win a championship. It's how you allocate your dollars," Sakic said. "Last year, we felt that was what we needed to spend to be competitive on the ice. This year, it is this much. It could be different another year. It's who you want on your team and having team chemistry that is the most important thing. It's not exactly what you spend, but how you spend."

Propos de Sakic hier , mettons que le proprios a pas toujours eu cette approche pour être polie , le mot profondeur à été dit plusieurs fois hier

Patrick Roy said a year ago at this time that he didn't have any expectations for his first season as Avalanche coach but hoped the team could somehow "shock the hockey world." The Avalanche certainly did that, finishing first in the Central Division with 112 points while making the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in four years.

And now?

"Last year we approached it that we wanted to surprise the world of hockey and I think if we can go even deeper in the playoffs that would surprise the world of hockey again," Roy said Thursday during a news conference at the Pepsi Center while sitting alongside executive vice president of hockey operations Joe Sakic.

Avalanche veterans reported Thursday for medicals and physical testing. Though many of them have been skating at informal practices in the Denver area for a couple of weeks, official on-ice sessions start Friday at the Family Sports Center in suburban Centennial. The team will play the annual Burgundy and White Game on Sunday at the University of Denver and kick off the preseason schedule Monday night with split-squad games against Anaheim at the Pepsi Center and Honda Center.

The regular-season opener is Oct. 9 at Minnesota against the Wild, who defeated the Avalanche in seven games in the opening round of the playoffs. The teams will meet two nights later in Denver.



"I'm very excited about this year," Roy said. "I think Joe did a really good job putting this team together. I look forward to this camp. I think we have a good mix of veteran players and younger guys. I think our veterans will help a lot of our younger guys. I think that will serve us very well."

While the Avalanche have plenty of returnees -- Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog, Calder Trophy winner Nathan MacKinnon and Lady Byng Trophy winner Ryan O'Reilly among the forwards, with Tyson Barrie and Erik Johnson on defense and Vezina Trophy finalist Semyon Varlamov in goal -- the team lost Paul Stastny, Brad Malone and Andre Benoit to free agency, PA Parenteau in a trade and Jean-Sebastien Giguere to retirement.

But Roy and Sakic believe this year's roster has more depth, something it lacked during the playoff series loss to the Wild while hobbled by injuries to Barrie, Duchene and John Mitchell.

The Avalanche signed free agent Jarome Iginla, who scored 30 goals for Boston last season, along with forward Jesse Winchester and defenseman Zach Redmond. Colorado acquired forward Daniel Briere and defenseman Brad Stuart in trades.

"I'm excited about this year, for sure," Sakic said. "I think what we came out of the Minnesota series -- we had a couple injuries and we don't use those as excuses, but we needed to work on our depth and team toughness and I think we did a pretty good job filling those needs. We feel we're as deep as we've ever been, and that was one of the main goals. We know injuries happen, but we feel if we have them we'll be OK.

"We lacked some depth when we had injuries in the playoffs. By adding these leaders, veterans, they can help everybody out. Leadership and depth purposes, we really like our lineup right now. The players have been here for a couple weeks now and they're all itching to go. Our guys believe in themselves and they're expecting a lot of themselves."

Roy said he plans to use Iginla on a line with O'Reilly and Duchene. MacKinnon, who has bulked up to 195 pounds without sacrificing any of his blazing speed, will replace Stastny by moving from right wing to his natural center position and skate with Landeskog and Alex Tanguay.

"Joe and I believe the day we're going to be winning the Stanley Cup, Nate MacKinnon will be our center," Roy said. "We might as well do it right now and see how it goes. We want to be patient with him. A lot of people are talking about the sophomore jinx and I think Nate's going to do a very good job this year despite the way people think about a second-year player."

No decision has been made on who will center the third line, but Mitchell, Briere and Max Talbot all can play the position. While Briere is healthy, Roy said Mitchell has been experiencing migraines (he missed the Wild series because of a concussion) and Talbot is nursing an undisclosed injury. Jamie McGinn will play on the third line but has a back injury and might not skate Friday.

"We might miss a guy here and there for the start of camp, but they should (play) in camp (at some point) and be ready for the start of the season," Roy said.

Fourth-line forward Patrick Bordeleau is recovering from back surgery and will miss about three months. O'Reilly (undisclosed) and defenseman Jan Hejda (hand surgery) also underwent offseason operations but are expected to skate Friday.

The Avalanche didn't do a whole lot to improve the defense, but Roy said he's "pretty excited" with the group. Stuart will be paired with Johnson, and Hejda likely will be paired with Barrie, who is completely recovered from the knee injury he sustained in Game 3 of the Wild series on a hit by Matt Cooke. Nick Holden will be among the top six defensemen and possibly skate with Ryan Wilson, who spent much of last season in Roy's doghouse.

"The addition of Brad Stuart, I expect to see him playing with EJ a lot of nights against top lines," Roy said. "He's going to bring some great experience. Jan probably will play with Tyson. We'll see how Ryan Wilson is going to show in camp and if he's ready to play with Nick Holden. We were very impressed with Holden and Barrie down the stretch. These guys didn't have a big role at the start of the season. They were very patient and Tyson went down to the minors and when he came back his game totally changed and he played up to what we expect from him. We expect him to start the way he finished regardless if he got hurt in the playoffs. He looks ready and was sharp in the practices."

One major question: Can Reto Berra handle the backup goaltending position with any effectiveness? He was awful in two games with the Avalanche following his acquisition from Calgary in exchange for a second-round draft pick and is entering the first year of a three-year, $4.35 million contract.

"I have to agree he didn't play up to ...," Roy said, pausing. "But it was a tough situation for him. When he came in Jiggy was playing really well down the stretch. Coming to a team that had high expectations going to the end of the season and the playoffs it was not an easy situation for him. But I think he worked really hard this summer. He went to Switzerland, worked with (goalie coach) Francois Allaire at his hockey school there, came down to Montreal and worked hard. (Allaire) worked really hard with Varly last year and I hope it's going to have the same effect on him."

Roy has no doubt Varlamov will continue to play as well as he did last year while winning a franchise record and NHL best 41 games.

"He showed the world last year that he was a No. 1 goalie and I'm sure Varly's going to continue to do that," Roy said. "This year it's totally different. Last year he was a question mark and this year he's going in with I'm sure one thing in his mind, to help this team to achieve his goal. From what Francois has said to me, he thinks Varly will get to another level this year. He looked sharp in the practices the guys had together and I have great faith in him. I'm not going to say (he'll be) even better because last year was such a strong year, but I'm confident he's going to play what we expect of him."

Roy comme d'habitude dit beaucoup de chose interresante , lors de son embauche l'an passée il avait dit qu'il aurait pas de cachette , a noter qu'il parle de Wilson comme 6e defenseurs , il parle de Mackinnon au poste de centre , pas l'air trop inquiet pour la guigne de 2ème année

@MikeChambers: Stefan Elliott is MUCH bigger. Still listed at 6-1, 190 but don't think that's updated from Thu physicals. Kid grew some guns #Avs

Cool mais j'ai troujours trouver que le kid jouait petit et étais craintif , va falloir qu'il en donne beaucoup plus pour forcer la main à Roy , une grosse année derterminante pour lui

@NHLonNBCSports: Joe Sakic’s now general manager in name too [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Lol , pas vraiment une nouvelle

Ca juste  le mandat d'être plus claire....

@adater: Summary of Avs' first day of camp [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Résumé de la première journée , notre premier choix de cette année jouait à l'aile droite même si c'est un centre , Roy au draft a dit qu'il va en faire un ailier , a noter qu'il jouait avec Duchene et Oreilly , cool pour le kid

Hishon aurait très bien fait , il jouait avec Landy et Tanguay, bonne nouvelle ça , le kid a 22 ans , tout est encore possible

LNH
ROY FAIT BONNE IMPRESSION SUR BRIÈRE
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Le «vrai» camp d’entraînement de l’Avalanche du Colorado s’est amorcé officiellement vendredi.

Le nouveau venu Daniel Brière a adoré son expérience.


«Ça s’est bien déroulé. C’était une bonne première journée. J’ai adoré ça, a-t-il confié à l’émission de la chaîne TVA Sports «Le premier trio».

«C’est toujours excitant de se retrouver avec une nouvelle équipe, a-t-il poursuivi. J’avais des papillons dans le ventre avant de sauter sur la glace.»

Une fois rendu sur la patinoire, Brière a été impressionné par l’intensité de l’entraîneur-chef Patrick Roy, qui a d’ailleurs fait une bonne première impression sur lui.

«Le mot-clé, c’est intensité. Patrick exige que tout soit fait à 100 milles à l’heure. On en a fait beaucoup pour un premier entraînement», a-t-il indiqué.

Fidèle à sa réputation, Roy communique bien avec ses joueurs, a constaté Brière.

«Il est toujours très positif et volubile. C’était plaisant de le voir travailler.»

Pour cette première journée du camp, Brière a été jumelé à un joueur qu’il connaît bien, le Québécois Maxime Talbot. Le jeune espoir Dennis Everberg a complété le trio.

Des souvenirs impérissables

Par ailleurs, Brière jure qu’il n’est pas amer envers l’organisation des Canadiens, qui l’a échangé contre Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau au cours de l’été.

Il ne garde que de bons souvenirs de son bref passage avec le CH.

«J’ai adoré mon expérience à Montréal, où j’ai été toujours bien traité. Je me souviendrai longtemps d’avoir eu la chance de jouer pour les Canadiens.»

The Colorado Avalanche are a popular topic in the hockey world as NHL camps are underway. The topics are many, including Nathan MacKinnon's big offseason, the loss of Paul Stastny to a division rival and the fact that the analytics crowd remain poised to jump all over the team once (if) they show signs of regression from last year's 112 point performance.

With that in mind, I've decided to tackle a few topics of my own as training camp is in full swing. To start things out, who exactly will be the 13 Avalanche forwards to begin the season?

Here we go.

I won’t even get into the forwards on the top end of this lineup. We all know that players like Duchene, O’Reilly, Landeskog, Iginla and the others are proven commodities in this league. I really have very little concern about the first two lines of the club at this early part of the year. It’s a versatile bunch and a group that shouldn’t have too much of an issue putting up goals, regardless of who plays where.

But, the Avalanche do appear to have a battle upcoming for roles in the bottom 6, including the rank of 13th forward. Most of last year Patrick Roy carried 13 forwards, 12 of which can draw into the lineup each night. This fall, Roy has already confirmed he intends to follow that same format to begin the year. He wants 13 forwards, 8 defencemen and two goalies to make up his 23-man opening night roster.

As things stand right now, the Avalanche have a total of 14 forwards on one-way contracts. Out of those 14, it sounds as if at least one, Patrick Bordeleau, won’t be taking part in camp due to off-season back surgery. While it sounds like he’ll be out for the next 3 months, it also sounds like a few other Avalanche players have more “minor” injuries. After looking at the injuries and doing the math, it leaves 13 “healthy” bodies up front who are on one-way deals.

But, is that group of 13 the group that will start the season up in the NHL with the Avalanche? If you base it off of a financial mindset, then yes, it seems black and white considering you have to pay NHL money to a guy on a one-way deal even if he happens to get cut and start the year in the AHL. But, I’m not so sure it will be that easy of a decision given new GM Joe Sakic’s preaching of a need for “more depth” on the NHL roster. I would assume that means “let the 13 best forwards crack the opening night roster, regardless of who’s getting paid what”. At least that’s what you’d expect given the fact that the team has strived to add depth, and therefore competition, to the team. Hopefully they can live up to that and prove that Stan Kroenke and co. are ok with spending some big money for guys to play in the AHL. That will be the case on the blueline, too, in case you were wondering, as 9 defenders are currently on one-way deals.

Let’s do a quick projection on how this team’s lines might shake down as things stand right now. We start with the projected top six, as Roy has already outlined:

O’Reilly – Duchene – Iginla
Landeskog – MacKinnon – Tanguay

This is a nice looking group. Duchene and O’Reilly have good chemistry, while Iginla will provide a big body down the right side of that line. The MacKinnon line also looks ready to step in and do damage. Tanguay and Landeskog had some decent chemistry last year before Alex was injured, while MacKinnon returns to his original position in the middle of the ice. While these lines will surely provide great looks offensively, I am a bit concerned as to who will play against the other team’s top lines in the brutally tough Western Conference and more-specifically, Central Divsion. Paul Stastny and Landeskog did much of that heavy lifting last year and frankly, losing Paul is probably going to be a bigger blow than most Avalanche fans realize. But hey, watching MacKinnon shred people will help ease the sting. Now my bottom six predictions:

McGinn – Mitchell – Briere
McLeod – Talbot – Winchester

This is where things get a bit more interesting. Given the nature of the conference and Roy’s apparent good feelings toward John Mitchell, I would say it’s safe to assume he ends up as the third line centre. He’s a big body and will be better suited to face tough matchups than players like Briere, Talbot or even Winchester would. Briere is a right-hand shot and has played both the wing and centre, but seems to fit in nicely on a line like this, a line that should be able to add some good depth scoring. On the last line, both Talbot and Winchester have the ability to play the wing and centre, but neither played much down the middle last year. Talbot took less than 200 draws compared to only 130 for Winchester in Florida. Regardless of that, this bottom six seems to have some nice versatility even though the “depth” would probably still be a concern in my eyes.

I guess that's what this entire thing is supposed to be about, anyway. Depth forwards.

Personally I don’t really see much of a change from this forward group, overall, when compared to last year in speaking about the depth. Especially considering Sakic mentioned that was a primary goal of the offseason, given how the team’s injury issues were a major factor in their postseason loss to Minnesota last year.

The team brought in Jarome Iginla. A great veteran signing for the next the years. But, the team also lost Paul Stastny. I call this one a wash, likely even a downgrade.

The team traded regular doghouse member PA Parenteau to Montreal, bringing back Daniel Briere. Briere is a veteran with some very nice playoff experience. He’ll also probably be better in the room, given how Roy seemed to value, or not value, Parenteau. But, they’re similar players with Parenteau most likely being the better of the two at this point of their careers. I call this one a wash, at best, even though Briere’s veteran presence will be valuable.

The team signed Jesse Winchester to a two-year contract as the 30 year old leaves the Florida Panthers to join the Avalanche. He’s a noted hard-worker who excels on the penalty kill. I like the signing, but ultimately that’s really the only “upgrade” I would say this team made up front, aside from the fact that a move like this would normally bump Marc-Andre Cliche down to the AHL, at least until an injury to someone else, aka Bordeleau in this case.

Finally after all this rambling we get to the real issue I wanted to address.

Who are the candidates for the 13th forward spot?

The Returnee: Marc-Andre Cliche

- This essentially seems like it’s Cliche’s job to lose, given he was on the team last year. After being claimed on waivers from Los Angeles last season, Cliche played a depth role and was, to put it frankly, quite bad. He seemed to drag down his linemates on a regular basis and had very little to give offensively. Despite his lack of production and value to the lineup, he was given an extension in the middle of the season. He’ll now be making NHL money for the next two years, regardless if he cracks the Avalanche this year or not.

The Up And Comer: Joey Hishon

- This is already one of the feel-good stories of Avalanche training camp. Hishon has battled some major concussion problems since being Colorado’s first round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He finally got healthy enough to play in the second half last season, showed well in the AHL and was rewarded with a callup to Colorado during the playoffs. He actually played in the postseason against Minnesota and didn’t look out of place. He’s clearly transferred that confidence to this season as he’s apparently been buzzing at camp. The top 9 looks fairly crowded for him, given his role at the NHL would likely need to be offence-first. But, it would seem that Colorado is one more forward injury from Hishon stepping into the lineup at the start of the year. Unless it comes to that, one would have to think the brass would want him to play big minutes at the AHL level, learn more about defensive hockey and prove he can stay healthy before earning a job in the NHL for good.

The Old New Guy: Tomas Vincour

- Tomas Vincour is back in North America and looking to crack the NHL full-time. After acquiring him from Dallas during the 2012-13 season, Vincour saw limited time with the Avalanche. He had 1 assist in 2 NHL games late in the year, also spending 6 games with the Lake Erie Monsters. Last summer, he decided to play in Europe, signing with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL. He put up 11 points in 39 games in Russia. But, this summer the Avalanche reached out to him, hoping to get him back under contract. Vincour agreed and is now armed with a one-year, two-way deal and looking to prove himself again as the old new guy.

The Longer Shots: Paul Carey, Ben Street, Borna Rendulic, Dennis Everberg, Michael Sgarbossa

- Paul Carey is an energy guy who saw 15 games with the Avalanche last year, including 3 in the postseason. Brings speed but not a ton of other qualities at this stage.
- Ben Street is a top six AHL signing more than anything, but played 13 NHL games with Calgary last season and was over a point per game in the AHL during 2013-14.
- Borna Rendulic is the first player born and raised in Croatia to sign an NHL deal, which he did this summer. Have heard mixed reviews from camp as he likely needs seasoning.
- Dennis Everberg is a big kid who was also a free agent signing this offseason. He scored 17 goals in Sweden’s second tier Allsvenskan last season.
- Michael Sgarbossa is entering his 3rd full season of pro and is coming off of a down offensive year where he faced injuries. Played 6 games with Colorado in 2012-13.

What are the possible outcomes?

- As mentioned above, the most logical answer is that Marc-Andre Cliche retains his spot on the roster. While I really wasn’t a fan of his play throughout last season, he’s a prototypical depth forward who can do a lot of things. While his offence was non-existent, evidenced by his shooting percentage of 1.4 (the lowest of any Avalanche player who scored a goal in 2013-14), it also makes the most sense financially. If the team can come out of camp with Bordeleau being the only long-term injury, I would predict that Cliche starts the year as the 13th forward, getting sent down once Bordeleau is back and ready to play.

- If I had to pick a secondary option for what I think might happen, say for some reason another forward gets hurt in pre-season, I would guess Vincour earns a job. While I like Joey Hishon and think he’ll make a good player in Colorado’s top nine one day soon, he needs to get more AHL time under his belt while staying healthy in the process. Vincour is big, skilled and has played against men for a few years now. Ultimately I would like to see Vincour beat Cliche out of the job outright, but admit that seems to be a long shot given the contract situation and the fact that waivers play a role, too.

With all of that in mind, here’s how I predict Colorado’s forward lines look to start the season, assuming everyone minus Bordeleau is healthy:

O’Reilly – Duchene – Iginla
Landeskog – MacKinnon – Tanguay
McGinn – Mitchell – Briere
McLeod – Talbot – Winchester
Cliche
Bordeleau (IR)

Pas d'accord avec tout mais très interressant

By Adrian Dater The Denver Post





Patrick Roy is nothing if not organized. So it was not a surprise Saturday when the Avalanche coach already was sure of how he wants the composition of his regular-season roster to look.

"The plan is to carry eight defensemen, 13 forwards and two goalies," Roy said after the second and final day of training camp at Family Sports Center.

That is the same plan as last season, as Roy typically likes to carry eight defensemen instead of seven like some teams. The top eight on defense are likely to be Nick Holden, Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie, Nate Guenin, Jan Hejda, Brad Stuart, Zach Redmond and Ryan Wilson. Still, nothing is guaranteed yet, and some young prospects — including Duncan Siemens, Stefan Elliott, Maxim Noreau and Chris Bigras — looked good in the two days of camp.

Roy said he was especially pleased with the progress of Siemens, the 11th overall choice by the Avs in the 2011 draft.

Siemens played with a mean streak at Saturday's scrimmage for a Black team that nevertheless lost 3-0 to the Matt Duchene-Ryan O'Reilly-led Blue squad. Siemens nearly fought with veteran winger Cody McLeod and did a lot of banging in the corners and front of the net.

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"Happy with the way he's been playing so far. We played him with (Erik Johnson) and wanted to see what Duncan can do, and give him a fair chance and it seems like right now he's taking advantage of it," Roy said.

While Siemens probably is still a long shot to make the club out of camp, he finally could be working his way into the status of being a bona-fide call-up possibility from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League should injuries strike.

Roy said he will "have a decision to make" as to who stays and who goes among the forwards in the wake of the long-term injury to enforcer Patrick Bordeleau.

Forwards on the bubble probably include Joey Hishon, who looked tremendous Saturday skating on a line with Gabe Landeskog and Alex Tanguay, and others such as Paul Carey, Colin Smith, Dennis Everberg, Tomas Vincour and Ben Street.

Will stands out. Roman Will, signed as a free agent by the Avs in May, looked good in goal in one of the two scrimmages Saturday. Will, 22, has been outstanding the last two seasons playing in the top division of the Czech League and could be a serious contender to be the starter with Lake Erie.

Will posted a 1.61 goals-against average with Mlada Boleslav of the Czech League, and 1.87 the season before. His save percentages were .934 and .935, respectively.

Calvin Pickard and Sami Aittokallio, who shared the goaltending duties with Lake Erie, are also in camp and competing for spots.

Will also spent a season playing junior with Moncton of the QMJHL, posting a .913 save percentage, and Roy said he was "very impressed" with him then and now.

Among Will's highlights Saturday was a doorstop pad save on Tanguay.

Footnotes. Roy said he will use six goalies in Sunday's Burgundy-White Scrimmage (11 a.m. at Magness Arena) for one period each. ... Center John Mitchell (migraines) skated hard on his own Saturday, but has not been cleared for contact yet. Adrian Dater, The Denver Post

Plaisant de lire des commentaires positifs sur Siemens , surtout quand ça vient de Roy , le kid semble réveiller , tout un contraste avec l'an passée à pareille date

En effet Black... On parle ici de 11ième OVR repêché à 17 ans....Faut pas oublier qu'il a à peine 21 ans(il les a eu le 7 septembre).

Donc ,malgré ses difficultés, j'ai toujours eu confiance qu'il avait le talent pour être un excellent shutdown défensmen à la Barrett Jackman... Faut juste que le staff lui montre, comme ils ont fait avec Johnson, qu'ils ont pleines confiances en lui...

Black21 a écrit:Plaisant de lire des commentaires positifs sur Siemens , surtout quand ça vient de Roy , le kid semble réveiller , tout un contraste avec l'an passée à pareille date

Au camps d'entraînement les coachs parlent tous en bien de leurs joueurs. Si on prend ce que Therrien a dit de Sekac, De la Rose et de quelques autres jeunes on pourrait croire que le CH commencera l'année avec 30 joueurs derrière le banc. Vraiment Black, ne te fies pas sur les journalistes pour savoir ce que vaut un joueur ces temps ci, fies toi à ton jugement et observe toi même le joueur en question quand tu le verras jouer.

À ce temps ci de l'année les coachs doivent motiver les jeunes joueurs alors c'est clair qu'ils vont plus les vanter devant les journalistes que les planter.

L'an passée a pareille date berni Roy était pas tellement élogieux envers Siemens et lui a donner aucun match hors concours , Roy quand il vante un joueur il vante mais c'est pas rare qu'il critique même a ce temps ci de l'année , Elliot y avait également eu droit l'an passée au camp

Berni a denver contrairement à Montréal il a 1 a 3 journaliste qui suit les avs et des fois à temps partiel contrairement à Montréal qui sont 235 , si je me fierais à eux pour avoir des news ou ce que vaut un joueur je serais dans le néant , convaincu que Dater a jamais vu jouer Siemens dans le junior outre la coupe mémorial et ni non plu à Lake Erie , comme moi d'ailleurs , pas le choix de prendre des informations ailleurs qu'avec eux , mais d'accord avec toi qu'il a rien de mieux de voir de ses propres yeux un joueur pour se donner une vraie idée et pour bien juger

Quand je dis " plaisant de lire des commentaires positifs sur Siemens " depuis son passage à la coupe mémorial il a eu pratiquement que du négatifs a son endroit , pas agréable quand c'est supposer être ton meilleur prospect et surtout ça devient inquiétant , donc quand on entend du positif surtout venant de Roy qui en donne rarement pour rien ben pour un fan c'est rassurant

Première coupure au camp, 11 joueurs écopent:


S'en vont à Cleveland
D-Gabriel Beaupré
D-Max Iafrate
D-Markus Lauridsen
D-Joey Leach
C-Marcus Power

S'en vont dans leur club junior respectif
LW-Oliver Cooper(LHJMQ St-John)
D-Duncan MacIntyre(LHJMQ Cape Breton)
RW-Nick Magyar(OHL Kitchener)
G-Spencer Martin(OHL Mississauga)
D-Kyle Wood(OHL North Bay)

S'en va en Europe
D-Wilhelm Westlund(Suède)

Programme double ce soir pour l'Avalanche vs les Ducks... C'est donc dire que ca devrait donner une chance à beaucoup de jeunes de jouer ce soir...

On va suivre ça

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IGINLA ET DUCHENE : EXPÉRIENCE CONCLUANTE


Après Sidney Crosby et Patrice Bergeron, Jarome Iginla ajoute désormais Matt Duchene à sa prestigieuse liste de compagnons de trio.

La chimie semble déjà s’être installée entre ces deux joueurs au camp d’entraînement de l’Avalanche du Colorado, où ils ont dominé lors du match intra-équipe de dimanche avec deux points.

«Je me suis bien amusé, a indiqué Iginla, qui a été complice du but vainqueur de Duchene. Je crois que nous avons une très belle chimie.»

Quant à Duchene, qui est âgé de 23 ans, il s’emballe à l’idée de pivoter un trio avec un futur membre du Temple de la renommée.

«Sa carrière parle d’elle-même. Notre trio complet a connu un bon match», a noté Duchene.

L’entraîneur-chef Patrick Roy a possiblement trouvé une combinaison redoutable avec Iginla, Duchene et Ryan O’Reilly, qui ont été souvent opposés au trio de Gabriel Ladeskog, Nathan Mackinnon et Alex Tanguay.

«Je ne voudrais pas les affronter dans un vrai match. Il y a énormément de talent sur cette unite-là!», a conclu Iginla, qui entamera bientôt sa 19e saison dans la LNH.

Va être intéressant à voir aller, en espérant qu'ils seront les 3 en uniformes à Québec...

Le line-up  que Roy envoie à Anaheim se soir , avec comme joueur de pointe les  Berra,Holden,Guenin et McLeod en aura plein les bras vs les Fowler,Getzlaf et Lindholm entre autre...

Au moins, ca devrait donner une bonne chance à Henley de se faire valoir, lui qui sera du line-up...

Je suis à Rome en ce moment mon avsmaniac , sinon je serais aller aussi les voires vendredi , maudit chanceux , tu me feras un rapport détailler , j'imagine que Roy va mettre un excellent linup sur la glace

On devrait avoir un bon indice du genre de club  qui sera du lineup vendredi  avec celui de jeudi soir au CB...

Tout à fait , par contre je pense que c'est evident que Roy va mettre ou presque le linup du match d'ouverture ce vendredi vu que cest à Québec , la derniere fois j'y etais et quel moment émouvant d'avoir vue Sakic , Forsberg et Foote avec le chandail des Nordiques , Roy vendredi va avoir droit à tout un accueil du public , j'espère que Sakic et Foote vont être présent et qui sait peut être qu'ils vont aller saluer le public avec encore le chandail des nordiques

Ce serait trop plaisant... vais essayer de trouver l'horaire des activités pour vendredi...

COLORADO
20 G Reto Berra
34 G Roman Will
2 D Nick Holden
3 D Karl Stollery
5 D Nate Guenin
10 C Ben Street
14 C Troy Bourke
18 C Jesse Winchester
24 C Marc-Andre Cliche
27 D Bruno Gervais
28 C Paul Carey
36 C Garrett Meurs
37 C Colin Smith
42 C Samuel Henley
43 C Michael Sgarbossa
44 D Ryan Wilson
46 D Stefan Elliott
53 LW Michael Schumacher
55 LW Cody McLeod
56 D Daniel Maggio
71 RW Borna Rendulic

ANAHEIM
31 G Frederik Andersen
36 G John Gibson
4 D Cam Fowler
6 D Ben Lovejoy
10 RW Corey Perry
15 C Ryan Getzlaf
16 LW Emerson Etem
18 RW Tim Jackman
20 C David Steckel
23 D Francois Beauchemin
36 LW Matt Beleskey
41 LW John Kurtz
42 D Josh Manson
44 C Nate Thompson
46 LW Nick Ritchie
47 D Hampus Lindholm
50 LW Nicolas Kerdiles
51 LW Dany Heatley
52 D Brendan Bell
54 D Andrew O’Brien
62 C Chris Wagner
67 RW Rickard Rakell
74 C Joseph Cramarossa
78 C Charlie Sarault

Black21 a écrit:COLORADO
20 G Reto Berra
34 G Roman Will
2 D Nick Holden
3 D Karl Stollery
5 D Nate Guenin
10 C Ben Street
14 C Troy Bourke
18 C Jesse Winchester
24 C Marc-Andre Cliche
27 D Bruno Gervais
28 C Paul Carey
36 C Garrett Meurs
37 C Colin Smith
42 C Samuel Henley
43 C Michael Sgarbossa
44 D Ryan Wilson
46 D Stefan Elliott
53 LW Michael Schumacher
55 LW Cody McLeod
56 D Daniel Maggio
71 RW Borna Rendulic

ANAHEIM
31 G Frederik Andersen
36 G John Gibson
4 D Cam Fowler
6 D Ben Lovejoy
10 RW Corey Perry
15 C Ryan Getzlaf
16 LW Emerson Etem
18 RW Tim Jackman
20 C David Steckel
23 D Francois Beauchemin
36 LW Matt Beleskey
41 LW John Kurtz
42 D Josh Manson
44 C Nate Thompson
46 LW Nick Ritchie
47 D Hampus Lindholm
50 LW Nicolas Kerdiles
51 LW Dany Heatley
52 D Brendan Bell
54 D Andrew O’Brien
62 C Chris Wagner
67 RW Rickard Rakell
74 C Joseph Cramarossa
78 C Charlie Sarault

Ciboire s'il patine aussi vite qu'il roulait, ça va faire tout un joueur lolll

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has reduced its preseason roster to 40 players.

The following players have been reassigned to the American Hockey League training camp:

Pos. Player Team (League)

G Sami Aittokallio Lake Erie (AHL)

LW Troy Bourke Lake Erie (AHL)

C Paul Carey Lake Erie (AHL)

LW Trevor Cheek Lake Erie (AHL)

C Nate Condon Lake Erie (AHL)

D Cody Corbett Lake Erie (AHL)

C Mitchell Heard Lake Erie (AHL)

C Garrett Meurs Lake Erie (AHL)

C Michael Sgarbossa Lake Erie (AHL)

C Colin Smith Lake Erie (AHL)

D Karl Stollery Lake Erie (AHL)

G Francois Tremblay Lake Erie (AHL)

The following three players have been reassigned to their respective major junior teams:

Pos. Player Team (League)

D Chris Bigras Owen Sound (OHL)

C Conner Bleackley Red Deer (WHL)

D Mason Geertsen Vancouver (WHL)

Roy a déclarer que les 2 meilleurs defs contre les Ducks a été Redmonds et Siemens

Ouais j'ai vu...dommage que ce soit la congestion totale à ce poste car à moins de surprises de tailles, Redmond et Siemens ne seront pas du lineup régulier cette saison...

Sinon , content de voir que Henley impressionne assez le staff pour résister aux deux premières coupes majeures...

Avec les blessures à Mitchell,McGinn,Vincour et Bordeleau, peut être aurons nous droit à de belles surprises...

Landy est également blesser au dos , il est day to day , commence à faire pas mal , Berra a été encore très ordinaire , il est mieux de se réveiller celui la au prix qu'il a coûter