Comments on: Notebook: Do the Avalanche Finally Have Exciting Prospects Again?

By: Larry Macdonald

Larry Macdonald — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:38:37 +0000

The thing about our prospects is some of them just need to polish there game like steinburg prishchepov Ritchie.

Ivan kovalenko malinski are mainstays.

The avs just need secondary scoring and can’t keep relying on the big dogs.

By: Larry Macdonald

Larry Macdonald — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:34:30 +0000

In reply to 505Hockey.

Makar and toews are the top dogs.

Malinski has shown glimpses of makar 2.0 but then he makes bone head defensive plays that cost them.

De Haan is just a plug.

Manson seems like he has regressed a little bit.

Girard has been off lately.

The avs need a younger manson and de Haan type player.

They have alot of puck moving dmen but they need some hard nose players to

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:48:49 +0000

In reply to Blake martinez. They aren't going to put Landy on the LTIR in the offseason when he plays this season.

By: Aarif Deen

Aarif Deen — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:02:07 +0000

In reply to Jon. That last part is a great point

By: 505Hockey

505Hockey — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:43:13 +0000

It’s been nice that they’ve been forced to play the younger guys so they can see what they’ve got. It is clear that the AHL is not a good place to evaluate a player’s fitness for the NHL, especially for the Avs, who don’t ever seem to have a plan to get guys to the NHL even as role-players. They need cheap contracts moving forward so this is only going to help and maybe it pushes the Avs to work those younger players into the lineup more often. I feel really bad for Behrens getting hurt because that 6D is in such flux he probably could have gotten some games.

By: Glendon Gulliver

Glendon Gulliver — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:09:46 +0000

I would really like the Avs give Ivan a look at center. They did not do that with Ritchie. When Nichushkin returns, it will start pushing guys back down to the 3rd line and when Drouin returns, the top 6 is set. How would a 3rd line of Parker-Ivan-Kovalenko look, with Ivan as center? When everyone is healthy and most of the callups return to the AHL, would Ivan be a better choice than Wagner on the 4th line? If Ritchie is the possible 3C of the near future, then that would allow Colton to move to the wing.

By: Ari Sachter-Smith

Ari Sachter-Smith — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:54:59 +0000

Drouin extension probably won’t come until there’s some clarity on Landy & Nuke. One of those contracts will need to come off the books if the Avs want to extend Drouin & Mikko

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:43:42 +0000

There’s the questions of whether Drouin gets extended beyond this year but regardless the top 6 will be pretty set. I like that this next crop of prospects fit really well into bottom 6 roles a) because that’s where the Avs have opportunities for young guys and b) it sure would be nice to stop giving up assets to aquire bottom 6 rentals at the trade deadline

By: Blake martinez

Blake martinez — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:43:24 +0000

The offseason checklist will be to keep landy on LTIR

Rantenen contract.
If there gonna keep drouin or not.
Goaltending situation.

Nuke mack moose
Lekhonen mittelstadt ritchie
LOC colton kelly
Prishchepov ivan wood

By: Dean Dowson

Dean Dowson — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:30:14 +0000

Nichushkin needs to stay away from the hookers and blow, or we will be doomed yet again. He is the biggest difference maker to the line up.