After missing 16 months of competitive hockey due to a pain-staking concussion recovery, no one expected Conor Timmins to play in the NHL straight out of his first training camp. It was believed he’d need some development time in the AHL to make up for those long months of lost time. That was the plan for the Colorado Avalanche prospect.
However, after an impressive showing at camp and preseason, it looked as if Timmins hadn’t missed a beat. Starting as one of the 57 players in attendance to begin Avalanche training camp, Colorado’s second-round pick in 2017 survived each wave of cuts until the final 23-man rosters were due to the NHL front offices on Oct.