Preseason hockey is officially underway. Aarif and J.J. break down the Avs' split-squad games and some of the more notable performances from the Ball Arena matchup against Vegas. The guys discuss Alexandar Georgiev, Evan Rodrigues, Martin Kaut and Oskar Olausson among others. They then look at Colorado's forward depth in general as injuries to Valeri Nichushkin, Gabriel Landeskog and Darren Helm progress. All that and more on this preseason edition of Hockey Mountain High: Your go-to Avalanche Podcast.

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