Conor Timmins was “Best D out there” in Avalanche preseason loss

The question to Conor Timmins: How did it go out there in your first pro game of any kind? Before the kid who just turned 19 Monday could answer, veteran Erik Johnson, sitting in the next stall over, said “He was the best D out there.” On a night when the Colorado Avalanche lost a 4-1 preseason opener against the…