NHL 2010-11 Colorado Avalanche Roster

The Colorado Avalanche wrapped up a shaky preseason (2-5-0) Sunday by making the final cuts to their roster. Among them were defenseman Colby Cohen and forwards Ryan Stoa and Patrick Bordeleau.

The Centers

26 Paul Stastny

9 Matt Duchene

37 Ryan O'Reilly

12 Kevin Porter

11 Philippe Dupuis

The strength of the team, the focal point of Colorado's offense will once again be the tandem of Paul Stastny and Matt Duchene, who combined for 134 points a season ago.

The only change from the start of last year is Kevin Porter, who the Avs acquired from Phoenix at last year's trade deadline.  Porter is a very versatile center who will be used both on the power play and penalty kill, and has potential to be bumped up and used as a left wing on one of the scoring lines.

The Left Wingers

39 T.J. Galiardi

54 David Jones

40 Mark Olver

55 Cody McLeod

Injury losses to Peter Mueller and David Koci make an already thin position even thinner. In his sophomore season, T.J. Galiardi will be relied on to build on his impressive 39 point rookie season, while David Jones will be looking to stay healthy a full season.

The big surprise coming out of camp is Mark Olver. Considered a long shot to make the team due to forward depth, Mueller's injury opened the door for Olver, who scored 49 points in 40 games in his senior season at Northern Michigan.

A disappointment is that Ryan Stoa, Colorado's top forward prospect, didn't show the coaches enough to earn a spot.

The Right Wingers

25 Chris Stewart

23 Milan Hejduk

18 Brandon Yip

34 Daniel Winnik

Almost exactly the same from last year, save for Daniel Winnik who was acquired in the off-season from Phoenix. He'll see time in penalty killing and defensive situations.

The Defensemen

27 Kyle Quincey

22 Scott Hannan

52 Adam Foote

10 Kyle Cumiskey

4 John-Michael Liles

44 Ryan Wilson

6 Jonas Holos

The position which had the most intrigue heading into the preseason, Jonas Holos earned the final spot on the defense in a battle against Cameron Gaunce, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Colby Cohen—who was cut today.

Last season was a bad year for the Avalanche's defense, as they routinely allowed 30 shots against, and at times had trouble getting the puck out of the zone. The saving grace is that this is a young group, with Quincey, Wilson, Cumiskey, and Holos all in their early twenties.

The Goaltenders

41 Craig Anderson

31 Peter Budaj

No changes here. Anderson will once again be relied on heavily if the Avalanche are to make the postseason, with Budaj spot starting when needed.