Like any off season, players will come and players will go. The Avalanche had a close knit group of players but even that is not enough to keep guys together. The Avalanche lost guys like Philipp Grubauer and Brandon Saad to free agency, Joonas Donskoi to an expansion draft and Ryan Graves to a trade. Are the guys they brought in good enough to replicate what guys like that offered?

I also take a look at Nazem Kadri, who made his first press conference of training camp. The hit that got him suspended was obviously brought up and Naz talked about putting it behind him. One thing for sure is he has the support of his teammates and his coaches. While I'm not so concerned about his physical play, there is one thing I am concerned about.

Finally, the Avs worked a lot on their special teams during practice Monday. One surprising addition to the top power play unit was J.T. Compher. Why that may be the Avs only choice. Tune in and subscribe!

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