Thursday, September 22, 2016

Avs start camp under Bednar, put Roy's departure behind them (Yahoo Sports)

Sweden's Gabriel Landeskog celebrates his goal against Russia during second period World Cup of Hockey action in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)

The shock and surprise of Patrick Roy's departure is wearing off. Now it's time to get back to business for the Colorado Avalanche, who open training camp Friday under first-time NHL coach Jared Bednar after Roy's stunning decision to walk away last month. ''Everybody in here liked (Patrick),'' said defenseman Francois Beauchemin, who signed with the Avalanche in July 2015 partly because of Roy.


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