The regular season for the Avalanche is over, and a first round playoff matchup with the Dallas Stars is finally locked in for this weekend. More importantly, could the Avalanche finally have Gabe Landeskog back in the lineup after a successful conditioning sting with the Colorado Eagles? Is the three year wait for the captains return almost over at last? What are some positives to take away from the Avs final games of the season? Finally, recognizing the once in a lifetime moment of Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky's all time goals record.

The Avalanche have made the playoffs for the eighth straight season, the second longest active streak in the league. Cale Makar became the first defenseman in 15 years to hit thirty goals in a single season, marking just another milestone in what's going to be another award winning season for the league's best defenseman. Times like this are just a reminder to savor what we've got here while we have it, because this Golden Age of Avs hockey won't last forever.

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We've made it to April, the final stretch of the regular season before the playoffs. A near perfect game against the Kings was followed up with mental lapses that allowed games against St. Louis and Calgary to get away from them in the third period, bringing up some worry bad habits late in the season. But if they can just clean up a couple of things, this team is very close to perfection. What can they do to avoid allowing these third period habits to seep into the playoffs? Finally, answering your mailbag questions!

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The Avs survived a late comeback in Montreal and rolled over the Red Wings to keep up their winning ways and start a new three game winning streak, on top of a ten game winning streak on home ice. With just ten games to go in the regular season, Colorado is rolling at just the right time. However, is their potential path to the Stanley Cup in the playoffs potentially the toughest Stanley Cup path ever?Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7ytuJfsiTr1x3VDt6

The Avs continue to round in the form post trade deadline and play like the best team in the NHL. Despite being screwed over by a falling official in Toronto to snap their point streak, the Avs bounced right back in Ottawa with a 5-1 domination as lines get involved and the defense continues to shut everything down. With the Avs playing this well, where do they rank among Stanley Cup contenders? Finally, answering your mailbag questions!

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Welcome to the Hockey Mountain High Podcast! We've partnered with Mile High Sports for the launch of HockeyMountainHigh.com, so we've got a home. So what's going to change about the show? Not much. We're still going to be the same show with the same two hosts, doing what we love every episode! Just a new look and a new place where you can find us!

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The Avs defeated the Mikko Rantanen Stars in Mikko's return to Colorado, and looked really good while doing so. They have still not lost in regulation since the trade deadline, are on a nine game point streak, and have closed the gap for home ice in the first round. The question must be asked, are the Avs a wagon? Are they not just Stanley Cup contenders, but favorites? Is Landeskog coming back for the playoffs? Finally, answering your mail questions!

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It's Stanley Cup or bust in Colorado now as the Avalanche go all in at the trade deadline by acquiring Brock Nelson, Charlie Coyle, and Erik Johnson. These moves finish off what is likely the biggest in-season retooling of a Stanley Cup contender we've ever seen. How much better equipped are the Avs to win the Stanley Cup right now? Was it worth the high prices the Avalanche paid to make these moves? Do those high prices matter when you have MacKinnon and Makar in their primes? Also, Mikko Rantanen is traded from Carolina to Dallas with an 8 year extension and sets himself as the villain in Colorado for the rest of his career. The Avs will likely meet Dallas in Round 1, is that one of the biggest series in franchise history? Finally, catching up on all the Trade Deadline drama around the league, and who the Stanley Cup favorites are.

The Avalanche have made another trade, acquiring Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers in exchange for Calvin De Haan, Jusso Parissinen, and a 2nd/4th round pick in this years draft. Where does Lindgren fit into the lineup, and is this even a good deal for the Avs? The Avs also dominated the first two games of their six game homestand after the return of Val Nichushkin to the lineup, outscoring New Jersey and Minnesota 10-3 in their wins. Colorado looked like a completely different team with Val back, is he the most important player on this roster?

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