Many people had the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers as a potential Stanley Cup Final, and if last night was any indication, we would all be in for a treat if it were to happen. The Avs came out on top, 3-2, of a back and forth affair that had everything you want in a hockey game and one thing you don't. On one hand you had one team pull ahead only for the other to storm back and tie it. You had an ending that had you on the edge of your seat and goaltending to match. But you also had one...
Dec 13, 2021•33 min•Ep. 427
It's always a game that is circled on the calendar when the season schedule is released. Even though they play in different conferences, you always look for when the Avs and Red Wings meet up, which will happen again Friday night in Denver. This is a different Red Wings team than we have been used the past couple seasons. They are younger and can hang with anyone. Thanks to their two rising star rookie in Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider. But the Avs are coming off a solid 7-3 win against the New...
Dec 10, 2021•38 min•Ep. 426
CROSSOVER EPISODE! Jon Chik from Locked on NY Rangers joins Kyle and Chris on a post game crossover episode to discuss the Avalanche 7-3 win at Madison Square Garden. Jon talks about what the Rangers couldn't get right in their 2nd game of a back to back while Chris and Kyle talk about all the things that went right for the Avs. Yes, we discuss the Trouba hit on MacKinnon as well as when these two teams play next week in Denver, will be much different. Subscribe and enjoy! BetOnline AG There is ...
Dec 09, 2021•38 min•Ep. 425
The Colorado Avalanche five game road trip is coming to an end Wednesday in New York against the Rangers. With NY playing their second game in as many days and without their star goalie, what can we expect from the Avs? We also tackle some great listener questions including why people think MacKinnon is a problems for the Avs, who is in line for awards at the end of the season and if we were tasked with rebranding the Avalanche, what would we do? This is a fun one! Subscribe and enjoy! BetOnline...
Dec 08, 2021•44 min•Ep. 424
The defensive struggles remain, but the offense continues to excel. The Avalanche needed every bit of their offensive abilities to get beyond the Flyers in a 7-5 win. A game that should not have been that close, but because of those defensive issues (and a rookie prospect in goal), it was. You can feel good about the Avs getting a win, but does that type of performance make you feel good about heading into MSG and playing a hot Rangers team? Subscribe and enjoy! Omaha Steaks The holidays are aro...
Dec 07, 2021•35 min•Ep. 423
The Colorado Avalanche were down some key players heading into Ottawa Saturday night, and it showed. The Avs found themselves down 5-2. Credit them for battling back and gaining a point by forcing the game to OT, but this being behind constantly needs to stop! Kyle and Chris discuss the questionable goal that was allowed, the Nathan MacKinnon mistake in OT and the slick Alex Newhook move. We also talk about injures. Yes, the Avalanche have a lot of them, but you might be surprised where they sta...
Dec 06, 2021•38 min•Ep. 422
The Colorado Avalanche needed to put their 8-3 horror movie behind them as quickly as possible and the best way to do that was a win the very next day against the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal has been struggling all season and a loss to them would have had everyone asking if the Avs will ever be a contending team for the remainder of the season. Luckily, that did not happen and while the Avs did not come out strong, they were clearly the better team out on the ice and they skated to a nice and e...
Dec 03, 2021•32 min•Ep. 421
This was supposed to be a game the Colorado Avalanche could hang their hat on. Going on the road against one of the hottest teams in the league in the Toronto Maple Leafs while you yourself are another one of the league's hottest teams. What happened at Scotiabank Arena stays at Scotiabank Arena. At least that should be the mindset of the Avs after getting crushed by the Leafs, 8-3. There is not much good that can be taken out of this one. It all started even before the opening puck drop when it...
Dec 02, 2021•35 min•Ep. 420
The Colorado Avalanche seem to be in on several players when they become available, but for several reasons never seem to land them. Jake DeBrusk of the Boston Bruins has requested a trade and Boston made no bones about facilitating a deal to move him. The Avs have had interest in DeBrusk in the past, so it would seem logical for them to be interested in him now. But will all the pieces fit for a move to be made? And do the Avs even want to make a move and potentially upset the success they have...
Dec 01, 2021•37 min•Ep. 419
The Colorado Avalanche had a pretty easy road for the month of November. Playing only 10 games, winning seven of them while plying teams they were mostly superior to. The month of December looks like a complete 180. Not only will the Avs play a total of 16 games during the month, their only multiple days off are for the Christmas break, they play a five game road trip as well as a four game road trip which will be part of 11 road games in total. But, the Avs will have the services of Nathan MacK...
Nov 30, 2021•31 min•Ep. 418
The Colorado Avalanche had a pretty favorable schedule for the month of November, and they took advantage of that. The Avs finished the month with a 6-2 win over Nashville and ended the month with a 7-2-1 record climbing right back into the thick of the division race. Not only did the Avs show they can follow up a poor performance with a solid one, but captain Gabriel Landeskog showed the league why he is one of the best captains around. Standing up for teammate Mikko Rantanen and leaving Mattia...
Nov 29, 2021•31 min•Ep. 417
It took the Avs a little while to figure out the Anaheim Ducks, but once they did there was no looking back and the Colorado Avalanche extend their win streak to six games with a 5-2 win Wednesday night. Nazem Kadri continues his hot play with two more points (1a, 1a) as well as Cale Makar who found the net yet again. Makar now has five goals in his last three games and currently leads the team with eight. Which leads us to our next topic, Black Friday Avalanche Deals. Meaning, which players and...
Nov 26, 2021•41 min•Ep. 416
Has Nazem Kadri been playing out of his mind lately? Yes. Has he been the one to step up in the absence of Nathan MacKinnon? No question. But this early season explosion does not warrant Joe Sakic to throw a blank check at Naz and jump the gun on a knee jerk reaction to sign the forward now, and not wait for his contract to expire at the end of the season. I explain why. I also took some listener questions which include the Avalanche history if a new team moves to Quebec. Potential trade targets...
Nov 24, 2021•33 min•Ep. 415
Some parts of it were great, other parts of it were frustrating. But it was damn exciting. The Avalanche came into Monday on a four game winning streak and faced off against an Ottawa team who had not played in a week thanks to games getting cancelled due to COVID. You would think this would be all Avs. It wasn't. Ottawa came to play and the Avalanche had to do everything in their power to regain a 3rd period deficit to take two points in a 7-5 win. Nazem Kadri continued is fantastic play, getti...
Nov 23, 2021•30 min•Ep. 414
The Colorado Avalanche had a memorable first game against the Seattle Kraken. Many expected to see former Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer face his former team. But it was announced prior to the game he would not get the start. However, four early goals lead to a goalie change and Grubauer had no choice but to face his former team. This game was all Avalanche. They were clearly the better team, and it showed. Prior to the game the Avs announced a two year extension for head coach Jared Bednar. ...
Nov 20, 2021•35 min•Ep. 413
Every time an NHL team faces the Seattle Kraken for the first time this season they will be seeing at least one familiar face. For the Colorado Avalanche they will be seeing two in Joonas Donskoi and Philipp Grubauer. One had no choice in going to Seattle (Donskoi) while they other did (Grubauer). Both have started the season struggling and the Avalanche head into Seattle ready to face off against their old netminder while he and his team struggle to find wins. Peter Baugh from The Athletic rele...
Nov 19, 2021•43 min•Ep. 412
The Colorado Avalanche beat up on the Vancouver Canucks last week, 7-1. You didn't think that was going to happen again did you? The Avalanche got an opponent that played a much better game, but it still was not enough to overcome the Avs offensive weapons, and in the end the Avalanche went on to a 4-2 lead and their third win in a row. Nazem Kadri continued his fantastic start to the season, and at a time when they need him the most with Nathan MacKinnon out, as well as J. T. Compher for the ne...
Nov 18, 2021•28 min•Ep. 411
It's the same song Avalanche fans have heard for years now. Who will be the one to step up for all the injuries. The answer is different on a game by game basis, but for the first 12 games of the season so far, you could say Nazem Kadri is this teams MVP. While players like Bo Byram and Logan O'Connor do things on the ice that make your eyes pop out, Naz has been going about his business a little quieter than those guys and it has lead to him leading the team in points thus far. Sammy Girard is ...
Nov 17, 2021•31 min•Ep. 410
In a matter of one hour, we went from the excitement of potentially having a full roster of Avs for the first time all year against Vancouver on Thursday, to all of that being in jeopardy with a possible Nathan MacKinnon injury. Because....Avalanche hockey. Unrelated to the MacKinnon news, Sampo Ranta was sent down to the Colorado Eagles as Alex Newhook was called up. Ranta didn't do anything bad in the first 10 games of the season, but it didn't do anything eye popping either, hence the move to...
Nov 10, 2021•26 min•Ep. 409
The Colorado Avalanche did call to inquire about the possibility of acquiring Jack Eichel in a trade, but when Buffalo said they would not retain any salary those talks ended. Vegas swooped in and landed the superstar and now the Avalanche have to be asking themselves did they miss an opportunity? Will Eichel going to Vegas, a team many think will be the Avs top contender to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, force the Avs to make a similar move at some point during the season? The Avs can take ...
Nov 08, 2021•34 min•Ep. 408
The Colorado Avalanche should be playing better than this. Sure it was only game 10 in an 82 game season, but the Avalanche are not putting together a full 60 minutes and it has burned them in the last two games against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Colorado got back big pieces in Andre Burakovsky, Mikko Rantanen and Devon Toews say his first action of the season. But none of that mattered. The top line did not register a point and was a -4 on the night. Darcy Keumper looked fantastic over the majo...
Nov 07, 2021•37 min•Ep. 407
Game 1 between the Colorado Avalanche and the Columbus Blue Jackets was pretty exciting, even if the Avs came away with one point in an OT loss. The two teams will lace them up again in Ohio on Saturday, so Jay Forster from Locked on Blue Jackets and I get together to discuss game 1 while looking forward to game 2. The Avs will likely have a more welcomed look on Saturday with the probable return of Mikko Rantanen, Andre Burakovsky and we could even see Devon Toews take the ice for the first tim...
Nov 05, 2021•37 min•Ep. 406
Sure the Colorado Avalanche were down key players heading into Wednesday nights matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets. But nobody was concerned after 40 minutes of play that saw the Avs with a 2-0 lead and playing like the better team. Then the wheels fell off in the third. Columbus scored four unanswered goals and the Avs were reeling. All seemed lost until rookie superstar Bowen Byram threw two pucks on net with the goalie pulled to tie it up. One was redirected by J.T Compher who continues h...
Nov 04, 2021•25 min•Ep. 405
What's the first thing you think of when I say Colorado Avalanche? Joe Sakic? Patrick Roy? Maybe current players like Nathan MacKinnon? It won't be long before we start saying 'injuries'. The injury bug strikes again and this time is has sent Avs star Cale Makar to the IR (that all rhymed). But it isn't all hopeless for the Avs. They have played well over the past few games and they have done so with the players taking the ice Wednesday against Columbus. Finally, it seems like Devon Toews and hi...
Nov 03, 2021•29 min•Ep. 404
Well here we are again. The department of player safety has done it again. A deliberate and vicious hit to an Avalanche player will go unpunished for the second time this season. At the same time they had no problem handing out a two game suspension to Cedric Paquette of the Montreal Canadiens for a boarding hit that was bad, but nowhere near the hit on Bowen Byram. Trying to figure the department out is as confusing as a riddle. I also take a look at the Avs schedule for the month of November. ...
Nov 02, 2021•30 min•Ep. 403
The Colorado Avalanche seem to be getting comfortable and settling down after a handful of games. The Avs won their second game in a row which both of them happen to be against division rivals, and get back to a .500 record on the season. No Mikko Rantanen again, but Sam Girard did return and when you have payers like Logan O'Connor and Jacob MacDonald giving maximum effort with every shift along with non wasted minutes eaten up by Kurtis MacDermid, the Avs are now that team where the opponent h...
Nov 01, 2021•27 min•Ep. 402
Kyle Beach did one of the bravest things a person can do and came out as the player who was sexually assaulted when he was in the Chicago Blackhawks organization. Gil and Chris discuss the interview Kyle gave to TSN's Rick Westhead, how after 11 years he can finally begin his personal healing process, the Chicago Blackhawks failure to put serious allegations over winning and what the NHL can do to ensure this never happens ever again. This episode was recorded for the Thursday edition of Locked ...
Oct 30, 2021•33 min•Ep. 401
Another big game early in the Colorado Avalanche season, and they picked the perfect time to play their best game. On enemy ice, against an undefeated team, the Avs looked much more like the team we have come to know and leave St. Louis with a 4-3 win over the Blues. Maybe they were listening to this show, but the Avs threw 42 shots on goal compared to the Blues 18. That can only lead to good things, and it did last night. Now the Avs need to build on that as another division game is around the ...
Oct 29, 2021•30 min•Ep. 400
The season has not started the way the Avalanche have hoped for to this point. But all is not lost. We all expect the Avs to get on track, but I thought I could throw my two cents in on some things the Avalanche should do to fast track righting the ship. And yes, that includes getting rid of Kurtis MacDermid Hit subscribe and enjoy! BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: ...
Oct 28, 2021•28 min•Ep. 399
You would think the Colorado Avalanche would come out ready in facing the team that eliminated them from the postseason last year. But they didn't. It got better as the game went on, but by then the Avalanche were battling from behind. When you are facing a good team like Vegas, they don't make it easy. In the end, the Avalanche put up a frustrating effort and now sit at 2-4-0 on the season. It didn't help Jack Johnson got a game misconduct call, which is possibly the worst one I've seen. Stay t...
Oct 27, 2021•28 min•Ep. 398
