Well, that was quick. The Avs cut Brian Willsie, Per Ledin and TJ Hensick, sending them all to the AHL Lake Erie Monsters for further minor league basting. Looks like the Tyler Arnason Era will continue in Denver for the time being.
Courtesy of the Denver Post, here is the current Avalanche Roster, at least until the injuries start piling up:
Forwards
No. ... Player ... Ht. ... Wt.
39 ... Tyler Arnason ... 5-11 ... 204
28 ... Ben Guite ... 6-1 ... 211
23 ... Milan Hejduk ... 6-0 ... 190
54 ... David Jones ... 6-2 ... 210
14 ... Ian Laperriere (A) ... 6-1 ... 200
11 ... Cody McCormick ... 6-3 ... 215
55 ... Cody McLeod ... 6-2 ... 210
27 ... Scott Parker ... 6-5 ... 240
19 ... Joe Sakic (C) ... 5-11 ... 195
94 ... Ryan Smyth ... 6-1 ... 190
26 ... Paul Stastny ... 6-0 ... 205
40 ... Marek Svatos ... 5-10 ... 185
16 ... Darcy Tucker ... 5-10 ... 178
8 ... Wojtek Wolski ... 6-3 ... 210Defensemen
5 ... Brett Clark ... 6-0 ... 195
52 ... Adam Foote (A) ... 6-2 ... 220
22 ... Scott Hannan ... 6-1 ... 225
44 ... Jordan Leopold ... 6-1 ... 200
4 ... John-Michael Liles ... 5-10 ... 185
24 ... Ruslan Salei ... 6-1 ... 212
29 ... Daniel Tjarnqvist ... 6-1 ... 207Goalies
31 ... Peter Budaj ... 6-1 ... 200
1 ... Andrew Raycroft ... 6-0 ... 185
Discuss.
ADDENDUM: C'mon kiddos, we've got the roster, let's see some line combinations, defensive pairings and special teams possibilities. Let's speculate!