We like The Hockey Writers web site. But they posted an article with a eye catching headline Thursday that was definitely eye brow raising. The headline read "The Colorado Avalanche Won't Be a Contender This Season". They go on to discuss some very valid concerns regarding the Avs this year. How will the goalie position shake out? Can they get secondary scoring, and the Gabe Landeksog return. But is it too much of a reach to say they are not a contender? Tune in, subscribe and...

Joining the Locked on Avalanche Podcast today is writer Brennan Vogt from the-rink.com! Brennan gives us his thoughts on the two topics all Colorado Avalanche fans have interest in this offseason, Val Nichushkin and Gabriel Landeskog. He also has followed the Colorado Eagles closely and discusses some of the prospects he thinks could make the next step for this upcoming season. Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our Subtext to talk to us...

On today's episode of Locked on Avalanche, let's play a game of "What's More Likely" What's More Likely: Val Nichuskin ends the season with the Colorado Avalanche or not? Gabe Landeskog ends the season on the ice with the Avs or off it? Is the Mikko Rantanen extension 5-6 years or 7-8? Will the Avs pay Jonathan Drouin his worth after the season or will some other team? Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our Subtext to talk to us...

The JFresh Twitter page put up a graphic from an experiment he did which put two teams against each other and people were asked to vote on who they would root for. The Colorado Avalanche were selected as the team people would like to see win the most, meaning the Colorado Avalanche are the most liked team in the NHL! We discuss. We also play some "Would You Rather" where we talk about the Avalanche captaincy, being a career bottom six player with multiple Cup wins or a high salary player...

On this special episode of Locked on Avalanche, Jack Bushman from Locked on Blackhawks joins to share his thoughts on where the Chicago Blackhawks are headed. Of course they have that Connor Bedard guy where so much is expected of him. Jack reflects on his first season and looks ahead to what is expected in season two for the young phenom. But did the Blackhawks add enough to support him? And with a lot of money left in the bank, could they add more? We also can't forget about the prospect...

On this crossover episode of Locked on Avalanche, Seth Topal from Locked on Wild joins to update us on everything going on with the Minnesota Wild. Those Parise and Suter buyouts will be on the books for a few more years, but this is the last year where they are soaking up about $15 million in cap space. So what can we expect from the Wild when they finally have some financial freedom? While Seth is happy with some of the moves the Wild have made, in particular them lading Zeev Buium in the...

On this special crossover edition of Locked on Avalance, Ann and Emma of Locked on Predators join us to discuss the Nashville Predators offseason spending spree. How much more improved is the team with the additions of Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei? Do they feel like they are contracts that will age well? Will both the Avs and Preds have more relief for the starting goalies? What the heck happened to Ryan Johansen? Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our...

The Athletic came out with their "Way Too Early" prediction article Thursday. And while most of it is what you would expect when it comes to winners of awards and trophy's, one was glaring. When voting on their Jack Adams Award, 15 coaches got votes. Jared Bednar was not one of them. Have we all gone mad!? We also talk about the best UFAs the Avalanche have signed over the years as well as handing out our final grade to GM Chris MacFarland. Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our...

Mikko Rantanen has one more year left on his current contract which means the Colorado Avalanche can negotiate an extension with him right now. Will they and what would an extension look like in terms of numbers. But would it also benefit Mikko to not sign one, have a career year and add an extra million? We also play a game of Avalanche "what if" where we look at a few moments in Avalanche history as ask what if they happened differently. Finally, Jared Bednar gets his season grade! Tune...

Death, taxes and Colorado Avalanche fans wishing Sidney Crosby will come to Colorado. While he hasn't officially signed it yet, it sounds like Crosby will be signing an extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on a 3 year deal. Which could possibly be his last contract as an NHLer. But will the talk of him some day coming to the Avs end? Not likely. We also take questions from listeners that include suits or casual for coaches on the sidelines, which young gun will step up, and what's out...

Calum Ritchie, you time has come! The Colorado Avalanche top prospect, following an excellent development camp, has officially signed his entry level contract. What can we expect from the 19 year old come training camp? Ross Levitan from Locked on Senators joins us to discuss the two new additions to the Avalanche roster that now call themselves "former Senators". Does Ross think Erik Brannstrom and Parker Kelly can find a home in Colorado? And the Dallas Stars just came out with something...

Any new involving Val Nichushkin will immediately become big news in Avalanche circles these days, and that holds true when part two of a Russian series involving the Colorado Avalanche forward was released over the weekend. Evan Rawal from Colorado Hockey Now had part of it translated in which Val talks about the injury and hotel incident during the Seattle series. We also discuss our own personal no trade list. Which NHL teams would we have on our contract that we would veto a...

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The Colorado Avalanche made another signing on day 2 of free agency, this time bringing in defenseman Erik Brannstrom from the Ottawa Senators. Brannstrom hasn't panned out the way many thought he would when he was drafted #15 overall. But the Avs have done a pretty good job in bringing in players who have struggled and turned them into producers. Can Brannstrom be that guy? We also take a look at who made good move and bad in free agency so far. And the Avs schedule was released. It can't...

The Colorado Avalanche were one of the more active teams on day 1 of free agency, but you might not know it since all their signings were more of the depth variety, save for one. The Avs started their day announcing their biggest free agent signing, Jonathan Drouin, to a 1 year $2.5 million deal. A very team friendly deal which will have the Avalanche right back to where they were before the signing in a year. Is it another show me deal, or did the Avs just not have the cash to offer more?...

The Colorado Avalanche traded out of the first round in the NHL draft, and then went goalie hunting. The Avs made a pretty smart trade in getting out of the first round and picking up some desperately needed draft picks in this year and next year's draft. When all was said and done the Avs added nine new prospects to their pool. Three of them goalies with Ilya Nabokov being the key name. Free agency is set to begin at noon eastern. With no Jonathan Drouin deal in place, are the Avs chances...

Take a bow Nathan MacKinnon. You're the best player in the National Hockey League. MacKinnon ran away with the Hart Trophy as the league MVP and won the Ted Lindsay Award, the award given to the most outstanding player as voted on by the players. It's a long overdue award for MacKinnon and the writers finally righted a wrong in giving him his first Hart. We break it all down and hand Fredrik Oloffson his season grade! Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our Subtext to talk to us...

As the 2023-2024 NHL season came to an end, so did it's contract with Adidas as the exclusive maker of NHL uniforms. That title now belongs to Fanatics and some people are worried. There was a concerted effort to get ahead of the concern on Wednesday through social media and videos. Did it work? Should we at least give Fanatics a shot? We also have the season finale of our Draft-Chelor segment. Kyle give his final "Rose Cup" to who is hoping the Avalanche select in this years draft. Tune...

There were two names at the top of the Colorado Avalanche list for players they needed to get contracts done. Now there is one. The lone RFA, Casey Mittelstadt and the Avs agreed on a 3 year, $5.75 AAV deal Tuesday shoring up the Avs 2nd line center for at least the next three years. But should it have been more? We also give Logan O'Connor his season grade, and talk about the conclusion to the NHL season that saw the Florida Panthers winning the Stanley Cup. Tune in, subscribe and...

Andrew Cogliano knows what it takes to put in a full season in the NHL, and he decided 17 years of blood, sweat and tears was enough to call it quits. An iron man, workhorse of a player decided to retire on his own terms and accept a position in the front office with the Colorado Avalanche. So while he will be missed on the ice, he begins a new role of helping the team he last played for. We also hand Val Nichushkin his season grade. It goes about as expected. Tune in, subscribe and...

We know the Colorado Avalanche will have to play some cap gymnastics this off-season and possibly move a player they don't want to move. We have discussed a couple of them on prior episodes. One name we haven't brought up was Ross Colton. Frank Seravalli did in a recent article and it has us wondering and concerned it could happen. We also give Josh Manson his season grade and have another discussion about why ESPN continues to show the NHL no love despite the league being in the Stanley Cup...

On todays episode of Locked on Avalanche, we welcome in Hadi Kalakeche from Locked on NHL Prospects. Hadi has his finger on the pulse of this draft class and we dive into several potential Avalanche picks in this years draft. We also reveal the Locked on Avalanche selection in our network mock draft and take a look at the Avs selections from last year and how they are tracking. Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! Subscribe to our Subtext to talk to us...

The full no trade clause in Josh Manson's contract is up and it is now a limited no move clause where he will provide his list of teams he can refuse to be traded to. The same goes for Samuel Girard. The Colorado Avalanche likely don't wish to part with either defensemen, but if their hand was forced and they had to, which one would they move? We discuss. We also talk about the recent waiving of New York Rangers depth forward of Barclay Goodrow. He would make a lot of sense for the Avs. But...

A draft pick hasn't been made, a free agent hasn't been signed and a trade hasn't been facilitated. But we can still take some guesses at how we think the Central Division will fall for next year. Will it look similar to last year's standings or will some of the bottom teams make those moves that lifts them up to make some waves? We also discuss the arena's where we have seen an NHL game as well as the ones we haven't been to yet that we want to. Finally, Cale Makar, the one and only, gets...