Olofsson will most likely be the 4C to start the season.I feel for Tufte if he doesn't make this club. He's done everything asked of him and Bednar has praised him, he's scoring goals in preseason, going hard to the net.
If he gets sent down to the AHL he might lose a lot of confidence he seems to have gained here.
Given Pavel seems like Bednar's preferred 4C and he is hurt, I don't see why they can't start out with a 4th line of Tufte - Cogliano - O'Connor.
And as much as I would like to see Tufte get his shot based on what he has done this preseason, him getting to start the season on the Avs probably comes down to if Cogs is healthy enough to start the season.