Jared Bednar was as animated as he has probably ever been in his four years as Avalanche head coach Saturday, in Day 5 of the training camp 2.0 at Pepsi Center.
Bednar stopped an end-to-end 5-on-5 and unleashed an obscenity-laced tirade that included his concern about checking, the limited practices remaining before the Avs’ Aug. 2 opener in the 24-team playoffs and something about “(expletive) golfing” if things don’t go well in Edmonton, the Western Conference hub city.
Shortly before or right after Bednar’s lecture, star rookie defenseman Cale Makar left practice and did not return for the special-teams portion after the Zambonis made fresh ice.