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Colorado Avalanche: 5 Things I’d Like to See in the Preseason

By Nadia Archuleta

DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost (17) skates with the puck as Dallas Stars right wing Brett Ritchie (25) chases him during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche on September 30, 2018 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Colorado defeats Dallas 6-5. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost (17) skates with the puck as Dallas Stars right wing Brett Ritchie (25) chases him during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche on September 30, 2018 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Colorado defeats Dallas 6-5. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 8: Tyson Barrie #4 of the Colorado Avalanche battles against Nazem Kadri #43 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on October 8, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Avalanche defeated the Leafs 2-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

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The Colorado Avalanche have made some big changes in the roster. Gone are pretty important players like Carl Soderberg, Alexander Kerfoot, and, especially, Tyson Barrie. Not to mention Semyon Varlamov.

New to the team we have the guaranteed NHLers I mentioned and a fair amount of other newbies who might make the team.

When it comes to the new NHLers, I’d really just like to see how they fit in with the team. As of right now, we’re seeing a situation of so far, so good.

Nazem Kadri and Joonas Donskoi found instant chemistry with each other and Tyson Jost. They’ve been the talk of camp with how well they work together.

That makes things awkward for Andre Burakovsky. He’s been playing on the top line while Mikko Rantanen’s contract situation gets sorted out, but he was meant to be the de facto second-line wing the same was Kadri is meant to me the second-line center.

I’m not too worried about that. Burakovsky took a minute to adjust to his new team, but he started showing off some hot skills in camp already on the second day.

Overall, like I said in the intro, one of the purposes of the preseason is for the new players to get used to their new team. So, that’s something I’d like to witness in the preseason.

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The Colorado Avalanche preseason begins tomorrow with their home game against the Vegas Golden Knights. At the time of writing, no rosters had been released. However, I’m hoping for the start of the above wishes.

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