The Avs' Current Lineup

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Oct 26, 2009 4:50 PM MDT in News Comment 37 comments

This is probably as much for me as it is anyone else, but with the flurry of roster moves over the past week, I wanted to break down who is on the Avs roster and who is on the IR. That's 28 players - a little more than I can keep track of in my little head. Here's what I have, with the line combos that Joe Sacco started Saturday's delectable game with...

Jones - Stastny - Hejduk
Wolski - Duchene - Svatos
Galiardi - O'Reilly - Stewart
Koci - Hensick - Hendricks

Extra: Brian Willsie, Chris Druno

IR: Cody McLeod (10/21), Darcy Tucker (10/23)

Quincey - Hannan
Cumiskey - Foote
Wilson - Clark

IR: John-Michael Liles, Ruslan Salei, Tom Preissing

Anderson
Budaj
Weiman

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And you even went left to right on those d-pairings!

by c0nquistad0rian on Oct 26, 2009 5:32 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

And not the C first!

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by Tommelot on Oct 27, 2009 7:21 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Per Dater Hendricks has a groin pull. No word on what Beachie thinks of Hendricks, before any conclusions are drawn.

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 26, 2009 5:35 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

you beat me to the punch line by one minute!

Mr. Anderson. Welcome back, we've missed you!

by tele-mon on Oct 26, 2009 5:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

so...

Durno has to get the chance to start right?

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by SportsDalaiLama on Oct 26, 2009 5:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d pick Durno and Willsie over Hensick. So hopefully. They could, Roy forbid, keep Durno in the box and play Hensick and Willsie. And Koci too, even though he hardly plays.

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 26, 2009 5:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Add Hendricks to the Injury List.

Another groin injury. Paging nurse Beachie…

Mr. Anderson. Welcome back, we've missed you!

by tele-mon on Oct 26, 2009 5:36 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Boy this might turn into a full time job for Beachie….of course it would give her an excuse to move to Denver.

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by Americanario on Oct 26, 2009 6:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you think the Avs would put me on their payroll? I’d give physical therapy a whole new meaning.

Beachie: Injuring hottie Avs players' almighty groins since 1996

by BeachNSnowGirl on Oct 26, 2009 10:53 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

Isn’t that only legal in Nevada?

by Rather Dashing on Oct 27, 2009 9:37 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s a massage parlor, I swear.

Beachie: Injuring hottie Avs players' almighty groins since 1996

by BeachNSnowGirl on Oct 27, 2009 2:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I REALLY like that 3rd line!

I’ll assume you’re just pretending to be an idiot for Halloween.

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 26, 2009 7:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously. Killer.

The Avs may (or may not) suck now, but they've still won a Cup more recently than 75% of the NHL.

by Joe Dunman on Oct 26, 2009 7:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

lines appear to be changing though.

Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Oct 27, 2009 5:06 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

ORLY?

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Oct 27, 2009 2:20 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dr. Jones on the top line

I love it!!

Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.

by UZ on Oct 26, 2009 7:55 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

So what happens when Sale! and Liles come back?

I’ll assume you’re just pretending to be an idiot for Halloween.

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 26, 2009 7:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I see what you did there.

Beachie: Injuring hottie Avs players' almighty groins since 1996

by BeachNSnowGirl on Oct 26, 2009 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Honestly

would it hurt to pick Yelle up off waivers given the current struggles with the faceoffs?

Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.

by InfamousM on Oct 26, 2009 8:42 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

It wouldn’t hurt Cap-wise, but as far as “newer, younger, faster” goes, I’d say he doesn’t really have a place on the Avs anymore.

The Avs may (or may not) suck now, but they've still won a Cup more recently than 75% of the NHL.

by Joe Dunman on Oct 26, 2009 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder though…he could become somewhat of a coach…just digging into a few stats worries me.

Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.

by InfamousM on Oct 27, 2009 10:23 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anybody know how the IR works (ie how long does a player need to stay on it once placed there? Their salary whilst on the IR doesn’t count against the cap, right?)?

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by Hopfenkopf on Oct 26, 2009 8:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

A player has to be on the IR for a minimum of 7 days. I believe that said player can still be placed on the IR retroactive to the date of their injury if a team wants to wait to see how serious his injury is, or if they realize that it was more serious than initially thought. Players on the IR still count against the team’s upper limit.

Teams can file an exemption to place a player on the Long Term Injured Reserved List (LTIR) to have their upper limit extended by the amount of the injured player’s salary (pro-rated for the number of days that he is on the LTIR). Players on the LTIR must miss a minimum of 10 games and 24 days. They may also do this retroactively, to the latter date of the last game played or the time that the player became unfit to play.

by c0nquistad0rian on Oct 26, 2009 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Look at you with all of your “knowledge” and “facts” and so forth!

Thanks!

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by Hopfenkopf on Oct 26, 2009 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

And I didn’t even have to use a made up word like “whilst” to sound intelligent:P

by c0nquistad0rian on Oct 26, 2009 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

SREE EYE 4GT 2 UZ GUD WRDZ!

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by Hopfenkopf on Oct 26, 2009 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

or the time that the player became unfit to play.

So, Arnason didn’t count against the cap last year at all?

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Oct 27, 2009 2:22 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

ooh liles might be back tomorrow!! that is good news..but what does that say for wilson?

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by horbayj on Oct 26, 2009 9:51 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

God willing,

it means Clark sits.

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by Hopfenkopf on Oct 26, 2009 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t bet on it. Wilson or Cumiskey will sit.

The Avs may (or may not) suck now, but they've still won a Cup more recently than 75% of the NHL.

by Joe Dunman on Oct 26, 2009 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Clark sits = god’s existence

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by horbayj on Oct 26, 2009 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

or at least a sign of His benevolence

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by Hopfenkopf on Oct 26, 2009 9:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry c0nquistad0rian,

or it mean He like, you know, likes us & stuff.

heh heh heh, yeah. Like cool & stuff!

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by Hopfenkopf on Oct 26, 2009 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

as sad as this might sound…i’ve been looking forward to tomorrow’s game preview thread since the wings game

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by horbayj on Oct 26, 2009 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

If the game and the threads are as kewl as those for the Wings game, it’s only a little bit sad.

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by Hopfenkopf on Oct 26, 2009 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

i dont know what was better..the game thread or the ‘after party’

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by horbayj on Oct 26, 2009 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think that Liles will be back tonight. Looking at the current roster shows that the Avs have 23 men on the active roster (even though Budaj didn’t travel with the team; he’s not listed on the IR). To get Liles to play one of three things would have to happen:

1) The Avs would have to place Budaj on the IR (presumably retroactively back until this past Friday night.)
2) Budaj would suddenly be well enough to play, and rejoin the team in time to sit the bench and have Weiman sent back down to Lake Erie
3) The Avs would have to send down Wilson, which wouldn’t make much sense as that would still only give the team 6 healthy defensemen – including Liles – for the trip.

Personally, I think that the line up remains the same tonight. And if the decision is made that Liles can play tomorrow night, place Budaj on the IR with the intention of having him join the team for Friday’s game in San Jose and Weiman getting sent down.

by c0nquistad0rian on Oct 27, 2009 12:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs