Drury_Sakic
Registered User
This along with the Playoff loss just proves how important Mitchell is to this team.
This is true, if not also a subtle jab at Mitchell all the same.
The bottom 6 on the Avs is still a good cut below the rest of the contenders in the west...not that they are not improved over last year, but still probably the biggest weakness outside of a legit #1 D man on the team. Mitchell is really the only one of the bottom 6 regulars that can make anything happen by himself, even if he gives it away foolishly some.
I think losing in the pre-season is not a bad thing for the Avs. Takes the piss out of them early and hopefully it allows Roy's message of needing to work hard and not ride on last years success sink in all the better.
That said, it could also force Roy into making another move like he did against the Ducks. He may need to do something to put the team back into the "us against the world" mode.