Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar is already looking at the start of the season with the possibility of a missing Mikko Rantanen, faced a bit of embarrassment and a scare at day one of training camp.
Forward Martin Kaut, 19, Colorado's first round pick from 2018, collapsed after a hard skating drill. He was only able to get up after an assistant coach yelled at him.
Kaut later apologized for his behaviour and Bednar dismissed the more serious implications by stating that the drill was meant for a player to not pace themselves, but to give 100 percent.
The young Czech's health is something the Avs should look out for. Kaut was selected 16th in the draft, quite probably slipping a few spots after a congenital heart condition and subsequent treatment prevented him from skating at the pre-draft scouting combine.
Source: Denver Post
