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Kevin Connauton - Waived for AHL demotionConnauton was put on waivers Monday for the purpose of reassignment to AHL Tucson.

ImpactConnauton collected three goals and 18 points across 61 regular-season contests with AHL Ontario in 2023-24. The 34-year-old defender has 28 goals and 80 points over 360 career NHL contests. Assuming he doesn't get claimed off waivers, he could be a call-up option for Utah in the 2024-25 campaign.

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Travis Barron - Going on waiversBarron was placed on waivers Monday to be assigned to AHL Tucson.

ImpactBarron notched 10 goals and 20 points in 68 regular-season contests for AHL Tucson in 2023-24. The 26-year-old forward has no NHL experience and is unlikely to gain any in the 2024-25 campaign.

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Miles Wood - Returns to actionWood (illness) was back in the lineup in Sunday's 6-3 preseason loss to Utah.

ImpactWood opened the scoring in the contest at the 13:12 mark of the first period during a Colorado power play. He accounted for nine goals and 26 points over 74 regular-season outings in 2023-24. Wood is expected to occupy a bottom-six role for the Avalanche again in 2024-25 but could move up the depth chart if Artturi Lehkonen (shoulder) is unavailable for the start of the year.

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Chase Bradley - Headed to AHLBradley was reassigned to the Colorado Eagles' training camp on Sunday.

ImpactBradley spent the last three years at the University of Connecticut -- he had his most productive season in 2023-24, generating 22 points in 31 regular-season contests. The 22-year-old was a seventh-round selection by Detroit in the 2020 NHL Draft.

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Oskar Olausson - Sent to minorsOlausson was reassigned to the Colorado Eagles on Sunday.

ImpactOlausson will now develop his game at the AHL level and be a key player for the Colorado Eagles. The 21-year-old was a first-round pick by the Avalanche in the 2021 NHL Draft, but he's only appeared in two games at the professional level. The Sweden native banked 20 points in 39 regular-season outings with AHL Colorado in 2023-24.

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Jacob MacDonald - Assigned to AHLMacDonald was placed on waivers Sunday with the purpose of being reassigned to AHL Colorado's training camp.

ImpactMacDonald will start the season with AHL Colorado after signing a two-year contract with the organization in July. The 31-year-old spent the 2023-24 season with San Jose, registering nine points in 34 regular-season contests.

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Karel Vejmelka - In blue paint SundayVejmelka will be in net for Sunday's road preseason contest against Colorado.

ImpactVejmelka will make his first appearance of the preseason before eventually giving way to Dylan Wells. Vejmelka was 13-19-2 with an .895 save percentage and a 3.35 GAA in 38 regular-season appearances with Arizona in 2023-24.

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