Peter Baugh of the Athletic joins the show once again to talk about the Avalanche's success through the first half of the season, what to expect from the trade deadline, and who the biggest threats in the West could be for the Avalanche on their path to the Stanley Cup. Also, looking at the Avalanche's two most impressive wins of the season in a classic over the back-to-back champion Tampa Bay Lightning on home ice and a perfect defensive effort with a road shutout against the Dallas Stars. Welc...
Feb 14, 2022•59 min•Ep. 124
In what is hopefully the final episode without any games to talk about, the boys look ahead to the Avalanche's return against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Also, looking ahead to the rest of the season, and if a drop off is inevitable after nearly two straight months of winning non-stop. Finally, wrapping up with some news from a crazy day around the league. Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast Network! Join hosts Griffin Youngs f...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 123
Another All-Star Game weekend has come and gone, and boy was it as boring as ever. What can the NHL do to make All Star Weekend better in the future, if they can do anything at all? What's the best way to better market the typically boring NHL player? Also, Is it time for the Avalanche to go all in at the trade deadline? If so, who will they bring aboard? Claude Giroux? Joe Pavelski? Tomas Hertl? Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey ...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 122
The home winning streak is over. The Avalanche lose to the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 in the shootout to end their historic home winning streak 19 in a row, and now head into the nine day all star break for a much needed rest. How did this happen against one of the leagues worst teams after all those amazing wins? Also, it's time to start looking at who the Avalanche could meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Who are their most likely opponents? Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast,...
Feb 03, 2022•59 min•Ep. 121
The Avalanche just keep winning, even if it isn't always pretty. The Avalanche have pushed their winning streak to ten wins in a row after a holding off the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on the road, and mailing in an effort against the Buffalo Sabres for a 4-1 for their 18th straight win on home ice. Since losing 6 of their first 10 games of the season, the Avalanche have lost two games in regulation since. Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Ho...
Jan 31, 2022•53 min•Ep. 120
The Avalanche did it again. They just keep winning and there's seemingly nothing that's able to stop them. After another comeback overtime win against the Boston Bruins, the Avalanche have won 17 home games in a row and have not lost in regulation in 2022, and have done it all in a fashion that shows they are ready for playoff hockey. Also, could the rumors of Claude Giroux coming to the Avalanche by the trade deadline be true? Also, it's time to stop putting Sam Girard in trade rumors. Welcome ...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 119
The Avalanche are surviving by the skin of their teeth right now after lethargic wins over the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens. Darcy Kuemper has stepped up big time with a 40 save performance in a 4-1 win over the Kings, while the Avalanche looked completely out of gas while still managing to get the job done. Against Montreal, Kuemper once again bailed out the Avs after a lackluster defensive performance, but Same Girard and Val Nichushkin paved the way to a 3-2 overtime win. With...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 118
The Avalanche played their most intense game of the season against the Minnesota Wild with a 4-3 shootout win. After an outstanding first period, the Wild gave the Avalanche everything they could handle, but not without making complete fools of themselves by flopping all over the ice and running Darcy Kuemper. Also, the Avalanche scored an incredibly lucky and controversial goal in the third period, should it have counted? Oh yeah, they also had a game against the Anaheim Ducks they won 2-0, but...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 117
The Avalanche knock off the Arizona Coyotes two games in a row, as expected. Outside of Kuemper's long overdue first shutout in a 5-0 win, what can we take away from these two victories? Also, THPN host Richie Flores joins the show once again to talk about whats going on with the Coyotes this supreme tank season. What's really going with Coyotes the arena situation, and where are they going to play next season once Glendale kicks them out? Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for ...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 116
Fan favorite guest Alex 'Raj' Rajaniemi joins the show once again! On this episode, we look at the worst penalty call we've ever seen, the phantom too many men call that cost the Avalanche a point against the Nashville Predators in their 5-4 overtime loss. Also, examining Darcy Kuemper's performance so far this season and if there's any need to pursue another goaltender before the trade deadline. Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey ...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 115
It was 4-1! The Colorado Avalanche comeback from down 4-1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the best regular season game we've seen in a long time, and push their winning streak to four in a row while setting a new record at 11 consecutive home wins. Are the Avalanche, and especially Nathan MacKinnon finally going to get some respect after dominating one of the leagues best on Hockey Night in Canada? Also, the Avalanche's 7-1 domination of the Jets and looking ahead to Phillip Grubauer's return...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 114
Cale Makar, the undisputed best defenseman in the world, just scored the goal of the year to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime, and we have to talk about it. Also, talking about the aforementioned Blackhawks game, which turned out to be a surprisingly fun and tense game, complete with Erik Johnson's best game of the season and continuation of Alex Newhook's breakout. Finally, looking ahead to Winnipeg and Toronto in what should be two outstanding games. Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is P...
Jan 06, 2022•59 min•Ep. 113
The Avalanche are finally back in action with a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks! How rusty were the Avs in their first game since December 16th, and how did they overcome it? Does Devon Toews deserve Norris consideration for amazing he's been? When will Nathan MacKinnon's historically low shooting percentage regress back to the mean? Also, looking ahead to the rest of what should be a tough week for the Avalanche against Chicago, Winnipeg, and Toronto. Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, yo...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 112
The Avalanche's COVID break continues for even LONGER after the Avalanche's next two games against the Dallas Stars get postponed, pushing the Avalanche's return to Sunday against the Ducks. The good news however, is that the Avalanche now have a chance to ice the healthiest team we've seen all season long with the imminent return of Bo Byram and several others on the COVID list. As we move into 2022, get ready for a LOT of hockey, as the Avalanche still have 55 games to play in the same amount ...
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 111
The unplanned break continues a little longer as the much anticipated game against Vegas gets postponed coming out of the Christmas break, as the NHL's COVID complications continue. Our focus moves to the two upcoming games against Dallas, but not before both sides suffer through even more COVID positives that could put Wednesday's game in danger. Also, what does poor Pavel Francouz have to do to catch a break? Finally, finishing up with some jersey conversation and Avalanche trivia. Welcome to ...
Dec 27, 2021•57 min•Ep. 110
Well, there's not much to do with the Avalanche on pause right now, but still plenty to talk about! It's now official, the NHL will not be going to the Olympics this year, again. How important are the Olympics to the growth of the game, and will we finally see them go in 2026? Also, is the saga between Comcast and Altitude finally coming to an end for local Avalanche fans? Finally, Griffin and Christian revisit and update their division predictions now as we reach Christmas. Welcome to The Tell ...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 109
Stop me if you've heard this one before, but the Avalanche have been shutdown due to COVID issues, only after the roster was decimated before their 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. Adding to the fire, the NHL has been slammed with COVID with seven teams shut down heading into Christmas. What's the solution here? Is there one at all? Also, a third player had to be carted off the ice and hospitalized the other day after another dirty head shot. Finally, a thank you to all of you to everybody w...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 108
The Avalanche continue to roll, beating the New York Rangers for a second time in less than a week and pushing their win streak to five in a row with another impressive performance. Are the Avalanche getting enough love around the league for how well they've been playing as of late? Also, shocking absolutely nobody, we ask once again what the rules are in the NHL, since we are still yet to receive an answer. Finally, we look at the COVID situation rocking the NHL, if the Avs game against Nashvil...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 107
The Avalanche are absolutely cooking right now after winning the most entertaining game of the season, a 3-2 playoff preview win over the Florida Panthers. Unfortunately, we must once again talk about head hits and player safety in the NHL, as Jacob MacDonald is knocked unconscious by a head hit from Ryan Lomberg and carted off the ice. If you'd like to jump right to the positivity, skip to about 17:15. In the Panthers win, Andre Burakovsky scores his first career hat trick, and the Avalanche pl...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 106
The Avalanche run over the red hot New York Rangers 7-3 to stop their seven game win streak, in a game that had us running through all sorts of emotions. Darcy Kuemper makes his return in goal, the Avalanche score five unanswered in the second period to run away with it, and Nathan MacKinnon takes a dirty headshot that almost knocks him out of the game. Also, after running both the Rangers and Flyers out of the building, will this team ever stop scoring seven goals a game? Welcome to The Tell It...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 105
The Avalanche wrap up their first trip with a bounce back in Montreal, and a one of a kind circus game overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators. With so many last second injuries leading into the Senators game, and coming back from down three goals to salvage a point, just how upset can we really be at this loss in the big picture. Also, we must ask once again, what are the rules in this forsaken league? Finally, looking ahead to the last two games of this road trip against the floundering Flyers an...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 104
The Avalanche got properly crushed in their return to Canada, losing 8-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Just before puck drop, it was announced that Darcy Kuemper would miss the game with an upper body injury. How did this game so horrifically wrong for the Avs? Is there any concerns with Kuemper's injury long term? With a game against the Montreal Canadiens the next night, can the Avalanche bounce back from their awful game in Toronto? Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everyt...
Dec 02, 2021•44 min•Ep. 103
We're back! Unforeseen technical difficulties made our originally scheduled episode unreleasable, but the second time is the charm! As for the Avalanche, they finished November with an outstanding 7-2-1 record following a lethargic loss to the Dallas Stars and a big bounce back win over the Nashville Predators. Should there be any concerns about the loss to Dallas, and are they a threat to the Avs Stanley Cup hopes? On the contrary, what positives can be taken away from their dominant win over N...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 102
It's another two part episode as Drew Livingstone joins the show once again! Drew and the guys talk the Avalanche's crazy 7-5 win over the Senators, and how the Avalanche have looked as we approach Thanksgiving. Also is there any possibility at all that Bo Byram could get traded in order to go ALL in at a Stanley Cup? In part two, Griffin and Christian talk the Avs 5-2 over the Ducks to push the winning streak to six games, and the continued dominance of Nazem Kadri. Is there any team in the Wes...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 101
The Avalanche are on a four game winning streak after slaughtering the Seattle Kraken 7-3 in their first ever matchup, and bullying former Avs goalie Philipp Grubauer. With the Avalanche being as dominant as they are, what's going on around the Central division? Is there any team that can realistically challenge the Avs when they're like this? Also, Jared Bednar gets a two year extension from the team, and all injuries look to be heading in the right direction! All is positive in Avs land... for...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 100
John-Michael Liles, one of the greatest defensemen in Avalanche history, joins the show! Hear from the man himself how the legendary wine cave got started, what it was like joining the stacked 2003 Avalanche as a rookie, and some of his favorite memories from his seven seasons with the Avalanche. John-Michael Liles also weighs in on the polarization of Sam Girard, and just how special Cale Makar and Bo Byram can be together. Finally, what does he think the Avalanche need to do get over the hump ...
Nov 19, 2021•39 min•Ep. 99
The Avalanche head north for a rematch with the Vancouver Canucks, in what turned out to be a really messy game that neither side deserved to win. Colorado pulled out a 4-2 win over the floundering Canucks on the back of three powerplay goals to kick off their first winning streak of the season. While the Avs powerplay and Darcy Kuemper saved the day, what else worked for the Avalanche's third win in a row? Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on ...
Nov 18, 2021•57 min•Ep. 98
The Avalanche are back in the win column, and emphatically so with a 7-1 win over the Canucks and a 6-2 win over the Sharks. Everybody stepped up with Nathan MacKinnon out of the lineup, but even still, the injuries continue to add up as Bowen Byram and JT Compher go down in back to back games. Who was the most impressive over these two games, and will this play continue on Wendesday against Vancouver? Also, it's time to put some respect on Sam Girard's name, and take his name out of trade rumor...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 97
This team is undoubtedly cursed, as now Nathan MacKinnon goes to injured reserve for the next three weeks. What happens now for the Avalanche as they'll now have to be without their star for the rest of the month? Will Alex Newhook be able to fill some of that void after his call up? Also, how close were the Avalanche to trading for Jack Eichel, and how close was Sam Girard to being in the deal? Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey P...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 96
The Avalanche blow another lead to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4-2 loss, and fall below .500 as they reach the ten game mark. After yet another lackluster performance, it's time to have an honest conversation about this team and who they really are. With all the go to excuses of the table now, what's really the problem here? Are they capable of turning this around before it's too late? Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast ...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 95
