The question to Conor Timmins: How did it go out there in your first pro game of any kind? Before the kid who just turned 19 Monday could answer, veteran Erik Johnson, sitting in the next stall over, said “He was the best D out there.”
On a night when the Colorado Avalanche lost a 4-1 preseason opener against the (this is still weird to say) Vegas Golden Knights at the Pepsi Center, a strong showing from their second-round pick of 2017 was one nice positive to take from the night.
Although the stats might not look it, as Timmins finished a minus-2 with one shot on goal, he had many good moments.