Avalanche Mailbag 1.0: Rookie Tournament Impact on Bottom Six; Could Nic Roy Be a Trade Asset?

Sep 9, 2026, 7:29 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Colorado Hockey Now,

Will participating in the rookie tournament give anyone fighting for those coveted bottom-six spots a leg up, like it did for Gavin Brindley last year? Like, could Matt DiMarsico, T.J. Hughes, Taylor Makar, or Nikita Prishchepov make a big enough impression this weekend that they gain an advantage over Zachary L’Heureux, Fabian Lysell, or Fedor Svechkov, who are not?

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