Anton Lindholm and Josh Anderson were sitting a few feet apart in the Avalanche dressing room Monday after the final on-ice session of rookie camp at the Family Sports Center.
The young defensemen — Lindholm is 21, Anderson 18 — both hope to additionally impress the Avalanche after veterans report Thursday and training camp begins its short run Friday. Nearly all those at the rookie camp will stick around for training camp, in part because six Colorado players are competing in the World Cup and a training camp requires a sufficient number of bodies for the rotation work to be effective.