DAVIE, Fla. — Greetings from this small city between Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise. No Avalanche morning skate so I’m writing from my hotel in Davie. Heading to Sunrise’s BB&T Center mid-afternoon and will have pregame conversation with Colorado coach Patrick Roy. Good chance we’ll talk about having defenseman Tyson Barrie back in the lineup after serving a three-game suspension.
Terry Frei had practice Monday and his story on the struggling Matt Duchene, and the .
Avalanche lines from Monday’s skate:
Everberg-Duchene-Iginla
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Skille
Tanguay-Soderberg-Comeau
McLeod-Mitchell-Grigorenko
No scratches
Expected D-parings:
Beauchemin-Johnson
Zadorov-Barrie
Holden-Gormley
Likely scratched: Guenin
Questionable: Stuart (back)
In net:
Berra
Varlamov (backup)
Panthers notes: They begin a three-game homestand after going 1-1-1 on the road at Pittsburgh (3-2 OT loss), Chicago (3-2 loss) and Dallas (6-2 win). … Jaromir Jagr, 43, leads Florida with 10 points (six goals). … Rookie Connor Brickley — sounds like Conner Bleackley — is tied for second among NHL rookies in hits (16) ranks second (tied) among all rookies in hits (16). … The Panthers are tied for first in the league in fewest-allowed goals at even strength (eight). Florida has outscored its opponents 10-4 in the first period, a key to its success. … The Panthers’ 43 giveaways are second fewest.
