Colorado Avalanche writer for @TheAthletic. Lover of bad puns, good breakfast and the city of St. Louis. Mizzou alum. He/him. Contact: pbaugh@theathletic.com
You know Nathan MacKinnon the Avalanche star. But how about Nate the ping-pong/tennis/Tetris/frisbee player? The sometimes goofy, often intense 14-year-old with a messy room? The kid who aced his final dance project?
On MacKinnon's @shattuckstmarys days:
https://t.co/2AI3q8PVcC
No new #Avs players on the COVID-19 protocol list. Mikko Rantanen, Joonas Donskoi and Philipp Grubauer remain on the list.
Jared Bednar said yesterday that Mikko Rantanen is in a contact tracing situation and, if he continues to test negative, will not miss a full 14 days.
Martin Kaut: “I’m so excited.”
He wants to be an effective two-way player and played on both the penalty kill and power play units with the Eagles. https://t.co/aBvqO8djMy
#Avs lineup for their antepenultimate regular season matchup with the #Stlblues :
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Burakovsky
Soderberg-Kadri-Compher
Saad-Jost-Nichushkin
O’Brien-Bellemare-Kaut
Toews-Girard
Graves-Makar
Nemeth-Timmins
Dubnyk
Martin Kaut is back in the NHL.
Side effects I can report from the second COVID-19 vaccine: ability to fly, breath underwater, exhale fire and run 75 mph.
10/10 recommend getting your shot!
During the #Avs COVID-19 stoppage earlier this season, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare said his then-17-month-old daughter tried to mimic stretches he was doing, and his son kept playing with his rehab exercise bands.
This stoppage was a little different: https://t.co/ycKhJP58cP
Patrik Nemeth: "I texted a lot of the guys when the trade happened. Hopefully they're happy to have me back, because I'm really excited to be back."
Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman called him first to tell him of the trade, then #Avs GM Joe Sakic. Quite a duo of callers.
#Avs coach Jared Bednar on the trial: "I wasn't surprised to see the verdict, and I'm just hoping George Floyd's family and friends can get some peace and begin the healing process now that it's all finished." https://t.co/OH2n4KfR9H
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on Derek Chauvin's conviction: "We all know what happened. We all now it was wrong. ... (The conviction) is a step in the right direction. There have been so many of those incidents. This one was rough to watch, and it's good to have some justice." https://t.co/TjR8JgnM12
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on Derek Chauvin's conviction: "We all know what happened. We all now it was wrong. ... (The conviction) is a step in the right direction. There have been so many of those incidents. This one was rough to watch, and it's good to have some justice." https://t.co/TjR8JgnM12
Martin Kaut is an option to play this trip.
"We've been hearing good things."
Some background on how the #Avs handle young prospects:
https://t.co/mXmXcoQoKY
Jared Bednar on having a COVID-19 stoppage after a stretch in which the Avalanche were playing well (17-1-2 in their last 20 games): "I don't think anyone liked this break."
"We'll have to make sure we get our habits in the right spot for these games down the stretch."
Logan O'Connor (lower-body injury) is coming on the road trip with the Avalanche and Bednar hopes he will be an option. Bowen Byram, recently off the COVID-19 protocol list, will not come on the trip.
Grubauer and Donskoi, currently on the COVID-19 protocol list, are doing well.
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar: Mikko Rantanen is in contact tracing but has not tested positive. The Avalanche hopes he can meet the team by the end of the road trip.
The Avalanche's game against St. Louis is on for tomorrow.
#Avs schedule updates, per the NHL:
-Colorado @ St. Louis moved from April 20 to April 26
-Colorado @ Vegas moved from April 26 to May 10
-LA @ Colorado moved from April 16 to May 12
-LA @ Colorado moved from April 18 to May 13
For my St. Louis folks (@ mom) and anyone in Colorado who can find a way to stream, I’m going on the radio with @miklasz in a few minutes to talk some #Avshttps://t.co/O83fRJxlok