At Colorado’s training camp, coach Jared Bednar said his goal is for MacKenzie Blackwood to become the Avalanche’s starter if he plays well, while stressing flexibility. Blackwood is back after offseason surgery kept him out at the start of last season.
Blackwood said he aims to work hard each day, play his best and give the team a chance to win. Bednar also credited Wedgewood for seeing an opportunity and taking advantage of it.
Captain Gabe Landeskog said the team would carry motivation from a playoff loss into the new season, while also treating it as a fresh start. The article pointed to 18-year-old Beckett Hamilton, who scored while playing on Colorado’s top line in its first preseason game, as an example of the team’s youth movement.
