With five new forwards playing on the Avalanche’s top three lines, coach Jared Bednar wants to experiment, so which players could work out on the top line next to Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko R…
Colorado Avalanche left wing Tomas Tatar against the Minnesota Wild in the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Denver.
“I want to have some flexibility with our forward lines as we go throughout the year, depending on who we’re playing and what matchups we might see. So it’s a good time to experiment.” Valeri Nichushkin replaced Drouin on the top line for a game. Tatar went up there in the middle of the home opener Thursday night against Chicago. Eventually, the Avs will probably split up MacKinnon and Rantanen if Bednar feels the balance is off, but to this point it’s the third spot that has been a rotation.
“You never know until you try it. So I think like last night, we got a spark out of a couple of lines with the change with Tatar going up with Mac and Mikko,” Bednar said. “I thought he was excellent there. And then Drouin fit in nicely with the Wood-Colton line. It doesn’t always work out, but I think early in the year, you don’t know unless you try.
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