Recalled/Assigned: 2023-24 Colorado Eagles and Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)

[Hasbro]

Season over, Eagles lose in OT.

Expect a bunch of guys to join the team in Winnipeg

You can't say they weren't motivated to extend their season.

 

[niwotsblessing]

Kovalenko may also have graduated. SSS.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Ya its still a success overall. Annunen was good in his call up and "graduated", Malinski was a good call up in his short stint and may be there next year.

Malinski is more likely because he won’t be waiver exempt next year. I’m not ready to bet on Annunen and Kovalenko never going back to Loveland.

 

[Foppa2118]

Anyone mind giving a recap on Tufte's season in the AHL?

Started off hot, then cooled down it seems like. But I'm still a bit surprised they never gave him another look at the end of the season when waivers wasn't an issue.

Did he seem to be taking his demotion ok?

 

[lionsDen]

I personally thought he deserved more runway. I’d imagine he thought he deserved it too. Nothing was said to my knowledge

 

[Pokecheque]

He just wasn’t all that great in the NHL. Played really hesitant. I’ll admit there was a bad giveaway that Bednar held against him more than he should have but overall he just wasn’t effective. He cooled off in the AHL as well.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Anyone mind giving a recap on Tufte's season in the AHL?

Started off hot, then cooled down it seems like. But I'm still a bit surprised they never gave him another look at the end of the season when waivers wasn't an issue.

Did he seem to be taking his demotion ok?

It was fine, he finished second in scoring behind Brad Hunt. The team went through a bad stretch too, they were shutout 3 consecutive games in early January. He didn’t really get doghoused or anything. Bednar definitely wrote him off though. He’s a Group 6 UFA so that’s the last we’ll see of him.

 

[Metallo]

Anyone mind giving a recap on Tufte's season in the AHL?

Started off hot, then cooled down it seems like. But I'm still a bit surprised they never gave him another look at the end of the season when waivers wasn't an issue.

Did he seem to be taking his demotion ok?

He came into camp ready and with purpose, and he played well. He was torrid to start in the AHL and I wished he got called up when he was still hot. Confidence is a hell of a drug and you never know what would have happened if he kept going in the NHL. I really liked his play down low with that ability to funnel puck to the net with that reach.