Colorado Avalanche cut five players from their training camp

With nine days before the Avalanche's home opener against the Vegas Golden Knights, the organization is taking steps to have the best possible lineup on the ice.

Yesterday, they were in action against the Utah HC and lost 6-3. No star players were in uniform for the Avs, whereas Utah sent their big guns. Dylan Guenther and Clayton Keller scored three points each, and Mikhail Sergachev tallied two assists.

Colorado lost all their preseason games so far, but there's no panic in the organization because Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Mikko Rantanen are yet to play their first game.

However, it could be imminent as the Avs cut five players from their training camp yesterday.

The team announced that Jacob MacDonald, Oskar Olausson, Chase Bradley, Tye Felhaber, and Nikita Prishchepov were reassigned to the AHL.

MacDonald still needs to clear waivers before joining his teammates with the Eagles. As for him, an update is expected on Monday afternoon.

With all the injuries that we witnessed in the preseason games, we can understand why the Avalanche didn't want to send their star players in action too soon.

Multiple NHL stars were injured in the preseason so far. The Los Angeles Kings lost Drew Doughty for months with a broken ankle; Patrik Laine of the Montreal Canadiens will likely miss a large part of the season with his injury (an official update is expected soon); and others, such as John Tavares, suffered smaller injuries.

A lot of people in the hockey community are questioning the relevance of preseasons in the NHL. Many believe this topic will be adressed in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement.