Coach Jared Bednar said that he would not take any of the veterans of the Colorado Avalanche with him to Minnesota tonight. However, at the time of writing this, the roster had not yet been released.
Nonetheless Bednar made it very clear that he wanted to evaluate some of the non-veteran players in game-style situations before moving forward with his lineup. According to the Colorado Avalanche website, Bednar first answered a quick “no” when asked whether or not the veterans were going to go to Minnesota, and then elaborated saying:
We are still finalizing the lineup, but we have some guys that we want to evaluate.