Avalanche's Matthew Stienburg: Given two-game suspension
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Stienburg has received a two-game suspension for charging Tampa Bay's Erik Cernak during Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Lightning.
Stienburg will be eligible to return for Thursday's tilt against Winnipeg. The 24-year-old has no points, 22 PIM and 16 shots in eight outings in 2024-25. To say the Avalanche have more than a normal amount of unavailable forwards would be a huge understatement. The Avalanche currently have nine available forwards on their active roster, not including Oliver Kylington, who is a defenseman but served as a forward Wednesday. Colorado will likely recall T.J. Tynan before Saturday's match versus Nashville, but the Avalanche might need to promote more than just him unless Jonathan Drouin (upper body), who is day-to-day, is ready to return.
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Avalanche's Matthew Stienburg: Sent down Thursday
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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.
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Avalanche's Matthew Stienburg: Set for hearing with league
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Stienburg will have a hearing Thursday with the Department of Player Safety for charging the LIghtning's Erik Cernak.
The last thing the Avs need right now is another missing forward, even a bottom-six player like Stienburg. The 24-year-old Nova Scotia native was assessed 17 minutes of penalties in Wednesday's matchup with the Bolts and now will likely be suspended for at least Saturday's game against Nashville, if not longer.
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Avalanche's Matthew Stienburg: Up from minors
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Stienburg was recalled by Colorado on Wednesday.
Stienburg has a goal and an assist in two contests with AHL Colorado in 2024-25. The 24-year-old hasn't made his NHL debut yet, but that might change soon. The Avalanche are set to face Boston on Wednesday.
