Avalanche's Matthew Stienburg: Sent down Thursday

Stienburg (suspension) was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Thursday.

Stienburg's suspension will only count when he's on the NHL roster, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the Avalanche call him up before Saturday's game versus the Predators. Stienburg is eligible to play in the AHL should he remain at that level. In any case, he won't play an NHL game prior to Nov. 7.