The Avs have a tendency to pick out the “character guys”, often to their own detriment, but sometimes they hit gold. At least for a moment, they hit it big time with Denis Smirnov and Andrei Mironov during the exit interviews from this week’s development camp.
Denis is helping Andrei translate his interviews... And having a little laugh, too pic.twitter.com/hokdCoTa3k
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) June 29, 2017
The diminutive Smirnov impressed Avs fans on draft day with his point totals from his rookie year at Penn State. When he got to camp, his infectious smile and “just glad to be here” attitude after being passed over his first two times through the draft further bolstered our opinions.