With preseason roster cuts nearly complete, we can start figuring out which AHL skaters impressed coaches enough to warrant call-ups when injuries arise this year. The Avs have more legitimate prospects and depth options on the Rampage than they have in years but the coach and GM have stayed the same, so for reference let’s look at how the team approached call-ups in 2016-17:
October (Mitchell, R. Bourque injuries):
Gabriel Bourque (5 games)
November (Duchene, Landy injuries):
AJ Greer (5 games)
December (Soderberg, Colbourne injuries):
Sam Henley (1 game), Rocco Grimaldi (1 game), Gabriel Bourque (1 game)
March (Trade Deadline, Nieto injury):
Anton Lindholm (12 games/season), JT Compher (21 games/season)
April (Comeau, R.