Although I still can’t find any official news that David Jones was sent down to make room for the activation of Brad Richardson, he scored for the Monsters last night, so I guess we can officially say that he’s unofficially been reassigned to the AHL.
TJ Hensick is following him, and this one’s a bit more official. I’m glad to see him going down so that he can get some top-line minutes. Hensick’s first NHL stint was 12 games; he had a goal, 2 assists, and was -3 with 2 healthy scratches. Hensick averaged 11:17 of ice time (10:01 EV, 1:14 PP and :02 SH), but that ice time was dwindling - he averaged 15.5 minutes in his first 4 games, but just 9.2 minutes in the 8 games since. I thought Hensick showed some good flashes and probably had his best game recently against the Rangers (5 shots, 1 assist), but still needs more development time. And both Codys - McLeod and McCormick - have played better since their recalls.
The move leaves the Avs with just 13 healthy forwards on the roster, one being Scott “Healthy Scratch” Parker.
and he’s already back up
He belongs in the NHL. But he needs to be on a scoring line. Our idiot coach doesn’t seem to recognize that.
Same with Jones.