Following Tuesday’s practice, Avalanche coach Patrick Roy talked about scoring 10 goals with a 4-of-6 power play in two games and the 0-3 Boston Bruins, who visit the Pepsi Center on Wednesday:
Jack Skille had a dreamy amateur hockey career, but his path changed in the pros when he tried breaking in to the stacked Chicago Blackhawks forwards corps from 2007-10 during his NHL entry-level contract. That story ran Tuesday.
Here is Tuesday’s practice report, looking at the slight lineup change for Wednesday’s game against Boston.
Wednesday’s gameday advance package will look at 20-year-old defenseman Nikita Zadorov, who is now partnered with Tyson Barrie on the second pairing.