Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7aveTJBXg2RkMkhi8 Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast Network! Join hosts Griffin Youngs and Christian Bolle twice a week as they brings you up to date and unique analysis on all things Colorado Avalanche and NHL. Follow Griffin on Twitter: @GRYoungs Follow Christian on Twitter: @Christian_Bolle Follow the show on Twitter: @TellItAvsItIs The Hockey Podcast Network - @hock...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 22 min
The Avs sweep the season series against the Kraken off the back of a Joel Kiviranta hat trick, meaning they now have won 8 of their last 11 games, and have closed the gap significantly in the Central division. How well are they set up for success after returning from the Christmas break? Will MacKinnon, Makar, or Rantanen bring home more awards by the end of the season? Finally, answering your mailbag questions! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all of our amazing listeners! Send questions t...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7aveTJBXg2RkMkhi8 Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast Network! Join hosts Griffin Youngs and Christian Bolle twice a week as they brings you up to date and unique analysis on all things Colorado Avalanche and NHL. Follow Griffin on Twitter: @GRYoungs Follow Christian on Twitter: @Christian_Bolle Follow the show on Twitter: @TellItAvsItIs The Hockey Podcast Network - @hock...
Dec 22, 2024•1 hr 22 min
MacKenzie Blackwood has arrived in Colorado. Blackwood backstopped a sick Avs team to a victory over Nashville, stopping the first 37 shots he faced and allowing the Avs superstars to take over for a 5-2 victory. Will the Woodshed goaltending duo allow us to finally to see the Avs team we've been waiting all season for? MacKinnon and Rantanen are 1 and 2 in the league in points, can MacKinnon win the Art Ross, and what does this mean for Rantanen's contract situation. Is there even the slightest...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 14 min
The Avs finally make their move for a goalie, trading for MacKenzie Blackwood from San Jose while sending Georgiev and Kovalenko back the other way. Can this new tandem of Blackwood and Wedgewood help this team start rattling off wins? How much does it hurt to give up Kovalenko? On the game side, the Avs put up a perfect road game on the second half of a back to back against New Jersey for their best game of the year, and are suddenly looking like a far more complete team with a chance to finish...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 34 min
We've got a lot to catch up on, so let's get started. The Avalanche completed a 4-0 comeback against the Buffalo Sabres, which began with Georgiev giving up 4 goals on 8 shots again. However newly acquired backup Scott Wedgewood came into relief and galvanized the Avs to victory, washing out the taste of two disappointing performances againt Dallas and Edmonton. It's at a critical point with Georgiev, and after moving Justus Annunen for Wedgewood, the same might need to be done with Georgiev now...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 450
The goaltending conversation is exhausting but reaching a critical point following an 8-2 meltdown vs. Tampa Bay, marring what was ultimately a successful road trip by winning three of four as the Avs reach the quarter mark of the season above .500. Realistically, what can be done about the goaltending right now? Looking outside of goaltending, what are some positives to work with from the last several games? How can we expect them to fare in the brutal upcoming stretch of Vegas, Dallas, and Edm...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 449
At long last, the Avalanche have gotten reinforcements in the lineup. Val Nichushkin, Jonathan Drouin, and Miles Wood all returned to the lineup against the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to overcome this revamped Caps team in a slog fest of a game. How will they fare in the rematch? Was the victory over the Flyers a sign of things to come with 50 minutes of domination? Also, looking around the league at Jim Montgomery's hasty firing in Boston and Connor McDavid hitting 1,000 points. Welcome to ...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 448
The Avalanche are starting to get things to go their way with two straight wins over the Hurricanes and Predators, with major reinforcements on the way within a week. Not to mention, they are still in a playoff spot even after evertyhing they endured. Is the worst part of the season about to be put in the rear view mirror? Georgiev has put together a few good games in a row, has the Avs goaltending stabilized for the time being? Has Nathan MacKinnon somehow gotten better than last year? Also, an...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 447
It's been the same story over the last several games, where a depleted Avalanche team puts out a strong performance and gets goalie'd out of a better fate. Some good news though, Artturi Lehkonen is back in the lineup with an immediate impact with Nichushkin and Drouin seemingly not far behind, and Georgiev just put up the best goaltending performance of the season to this point vs. Winnipeg. Their luck is due to turn any day now. Eventually. Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle...
Nov 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 446
The Avalanche are overloaded with injuries and struggling to put wins together, and two loses in a row to Tampa Bay and Nashville have left everyone frustrated with the unrelenting injury curse. Nikita Prischepov made his surprise debut, and looked like he could be a commodity in the future after a strong debut. Lehkonen looks ready to come back against Seattle on Tuesday, finally giving the Avs some needed reinforcements. Finally, answering your mailbag questions. Send questions to the mailbag ...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 445
The Avalanche have reached the first ten game checkpoint of the season at 5-5-0, an even .500. Not bad after starting the season 0-4, but still plenty of room for improvement, even with the ever growing list of injuries that they cannot escape. How much bad luck can one team have with injuries over three seasons? What have the brightest sports been so far? Where can they improve the most with important games coming up? Is Georgiev running out of chances? Finally, what have the biggest surprises ...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 444
Just like that, the Avalanche are back to .500 after a four game win streak and sweeping the three game road trip with Seattle and Utah in their first ever visit to Delta Center. It's not much of a coincidence that since starting Justus Annunen in goal, the Avs have looked significantly better, playing with more confidence and giving up significantly less goals. Is he the starter now? Of course nothing can stay good, as Ross Colton could be added to the injured list now, but Kovalenko and Ivan I...
Oct 26, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 443
The Avalanche have won not one, but two hockey games in a row with wins over the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks and officially on the board for the season. With the monkey off their back, can this turn into positive momentum as they wait for reinforcements to arrive? Justus Annunen played very well against San Jose, is the clock ticking on Georgiev's job with Kahkonen in town as well? Does Ross Colton stay on the wing after his hot start to the season to the top line? Finally, answering your ...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 442
The Avalanche are 0-4 to start the season, and that's not good to put it mildly. But the world is not ending yet, there are several reasons to view this as a simple losing streak and nothing more. This Avs team is missing five very key players as now Drouin and Toews are missing time, and the top six for the Avs is almost entirely depleted. MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Makar are all towards the top of the league in scoring, and the Avs have a winnable schedule coming up. However, several things need...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 441
The Avalanche's 2024-25 season is underway, but a 8-4 setback to the Golden Knights in the season opener has them asking questions about their goaltending after 7 goals against on just 20 shots for both Georgiev and Annunen. How tight is the leash for Georgiev from here on, and can he bounce back similar to in the playoffs? Mikko Rantanen still doesn't have a contract as the season starts and just opened the year with a hat trick. Is that any reason to be concerned? What positives can be drawn f...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 440
The Avalanche's roster is finalized ahead of the regular season opener, with some major salary cap shenanigans already taking place. Ivan-Ivan and Kovalenko have seemingly been sent down and not on the roster, but it's actually a smoke screen purely for salary cap reasons, so no reason to panic. They will play. With Lehkonen seemingly not coming back before the end of October, the new kids will have to hold their own in these roles for longer than expected. Also, finishing our season predictions...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 439
The Avalanche are the busiest team in the NHL as the regular season approaches, trading Erik Brannstrom to the Vancouver Canucks after claiming John Ludvig from the Penguins as the defense continues to shift everyday. Is this really a good move for the Avs to send out Brannstrom, or would there be no role for him with the emergence of Malinski? Also with Kovalenko, Ritchie, and Ivan Ivan making the team, what are some reasonable expectations for them? Second half of the show is all about season ...
Oct 07, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 438
It is T-Minus one week until the regular season, and there's still plenty of roster questions to be answered in the final batch of preseason games. Has Sam Malinski won a roster spot despite the defensive signings? What's Olausson's future after an early cut, and the state of the Avs scouting. Looking around the NHL, how badly have the Bruins botched the Swayman contract talks? Finally, answering your mailbag questions, and a soap box segment about taking care of your dogs. Send questions to the...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 437
The preseason is well underway, and some Avs have impressed already with the season less than two weeks away. More importantly for fans however, it's now actually possible to watch the games for the first time in five years with Altitude+, but how come this took so long and is it worth the wait? Is this the beginning of a new era in streaming for sports? Finally, answering your mailbag questions! Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7aveTJBXg2RkMkhi8 Welcome to The Tell It Avs I...
Sep 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 436
Logan O'Connor is going nowhere! LOC has signed a six year extension to remain an Av for the foreseeable future at $2.5M a season, which is more than reasonable. We'll list all the reasons why this deal and LOC himself kick ass, and how the third line is shaping up for the future. How far behind could a Mikko Rantanen extension be? Also, training camp is underway, and the Avs are prepping for their first preseason game. What are the most important storylines as the season begins? Finally, is the...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 435
Happy training camp day! The Avs are back and so are we as we get ready for our fifth season of covering the Avalanche, but of course we missed a lot of things while on our break, so lets get ourselves all caught up. What will be the right approach with Cal Ritchie for the early portion of this season? How do we manage optimism with positive reports surrounding the returns of Landeskog and Nichushkin? What's the best mindset to carry into this season? Finally, answering your mailbag questions! S...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 434
It's the final episode of the season review/preview series, as now we look at players that have moved on to other teams. Bo Byram heads off to Buffalo at the deadline for Mittelstadt. Ryan Johansen couldn't have been shipped out to Philadelphia fast enough. We say goodbye and farewell to fan favorite veterans Andrew Cogliano and Jack Johnson after three successful seasons, and remember them as the champions they are. None of the trade deadline rentals stuck around, is losing Walker, Duhamie, and...
Sep 13, 2024•45 min•Ep. 433
It wasn't the busiest offseason for new additions to this Avalanche roster, but the players that were brought in all could have a part keeping the Avs as Stanley Cup contenders this season. Erik Brannstrom is the most exciting addition of the bunch, with a high ceiling and a lots of room to grow into an everyday defenseman, but is Colorado the best spot for him to grow into that role? Oliver Kylington could be a safer option as an everyday defenseman, can he get back to his 2022 season form? Cal...
Sep 12, 2024•35 min•Ep. 432
Alex Georgiev was easily the most frustrating part of the season, finishing with an .897 and forcing the team into several bad spots, but saved his job with a great playoff run against Winnipeg and Dallas to remain as the starter for next year. With two seasons of polar opposites, what can be expected in Georgiev's third, and most likely final year in Colorado going into the final year of his deal? On the other side, Justus Annunen stablized the backup goalie position late in the season and gave...
Sep 09, 2024•38 min•Ep. 431
Sam Girard is so back. After coming back from the player assistance program, Sam Girard turned into the Avs most reliable defenseman on a nightly basis even if the numbers don't jump off the page. Can Girard prove once again this coming season how important he is to the Avs defense? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7aveTJBXg2RkMkhi8 Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast Network! Join hosts Griffin Youngs a...
Sep 07, 2024•24 min•Ep. 430
Josh Manson finally had a healthy regular season and playoffs to show off what he means for the Avalanche's defense, was it his best season so far? Even with his ups and downs, how important will he be to Colorado's back end again next season? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7aveTJBXg2RkMkhi8 Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast Network! Join hosts Griffin Youngs and Christian Bolle twice a week as they ...
Sep 05, 2024•24 min•Ep. 429
After a breakout season that saw Logan O'Connor's best season ever in Colorado, can he replicate that season again after a season ending injury and going into a contract year? Is it at all possible for the Avs to be able to keep him after this coming year? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7aveTJBXg2RkMkhi8 Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche on The Hockey Podcast Network! Join hosts Griffin Youngs and Christian Bolle twice a ...
Sep 03, 2024•21 min•Ep. 428
One year into a six year contract, Miles Wood proved to be a serviceable bottom six forward with incredible speed that contributed to a solid third line, but also an incredibly streaky player for long stretches of the season. Entering year two, can he continue to work on the third line and enforce the Avs style of play? Is the length of Wood's really a concern? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7aveTJBXg2RkMkhi8 Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everythi...
Sep 01, 2024•26 min•Ep. 427
After an early season injury, Artturi Lehkonen wasted no time returning back to form and being the ultimate utility player in the Avs top six. Even better, Lehkonen dominated in the playoffs, as he's done every year since joining the Avalanche. Is he in the conversation for most underrated player in the NHL? Is there anything that this guy does wrong? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7aveTJBXg2RkMkhi8 Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorad...
Aug 28, 2024•32 min•Ep. 426
