The Colorado Avalanche continue to add veteran forward depth for their training camp as Jiri Tlusty is listed on their official training camp roster as an PTO invite.
Tlusty is coming off a rough season with New Jersey, scoring just two goals and two assists in 30 games while missing significant time due to a wrist injury. He also spent time as a healthy scratch as he struggled to earn a regular role in the bottom six for the Devils. Tlusty earned $800K last season and if he’s able to parlay this tryout into a contract, he’ll likely earn somewhere around that amount again this year.
However, the 28 year old had put up four straight seasons of 30 points or more heading into last year so there is still some offensive upside. In his career, Tlusty has played for four different teams including Carolina, Toronto, Winnipeg, and the Devils. He has 446 games of NHL experience under his belt, tallying 89 goals and 88 assists.
Tlusty is the third invite up front for the Avalanche, joining wingers Gabriel Bourque and Rene Bourque as veterans looking to earn a spot at the end of the roster.
[Related: Avalanche Depth Chart]
Many veterans have already taken tryout deals and there are more expected leading into the beginning of camps later this week. Keep track of who is trying out where with our Invite Tracker.
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