The Avalanche's roster is finalized ahead of the regular season opener, with some major salary cap shenanigans already taking place. Ivan-Ivan and Kovalenko have seemingly been sent down and not on the roster, but it's actually a smoke screen purely for salary cap reasons, so no reason to panic. They will play. With Lehkonen seemingly not coming back before the end of October, the new kids will have to hold their own in these roles for longer than expected. Also, finishing our season predictions with the Pacific and Central division, and our Stanley Cup predictions for the year!

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