The Avalanche this morning announced defenseman Nate Guenin, who has cleared waivers twice in the past five weeks, has been assigned to the AHL San Antonio Rampage. He hasn’t played and has been a healthy scratch since Jan. 12, so his demotion isn’t unexpected.
Colorado also sent goaltender Reto Berra, out since suffering an ankle injury Dec. 21 in the always-dangerous hallway soccer kibitzing, to the Rampage on a conditioning assignment.
The two moves are linked because Berra technically has been activated from injured reserve and Guenin’s demotion cleared a spot on the 23-man active roster for him.