The Stanley Cup Final has been some of the best hockey ever played through the first two games as the Panthers and Oilers go back and forth for a 1-1 tie. Can Florida and Edmonton keep it up as the series shifts to Florida? Logan O'Connor had a second surgery on his hip in just over a year, knocking him out of the lineup for 5-6 months. What can be expected out of him when he returns, and how important is he to this Avs team? Finally, Pete Deboer was finally fired by the Dallas Stars after lots of speculation.

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The Avalanche have re-signed Brock Nelson to a three year contract extension worth $7.5m a year, finally bringing in a solution at second line center that they desperately needed. With MacKinnon, Nelson, Coyle, and Drury down the middle, do they finally have the center depth necessary to win again? Can Nelson provide the production that's needed to make the Avs second line dangerous? With their desperate need at 2C finally solved, the Avalanche can begin to look at how they can finish improving their roster for next season, and bring this team back to a level that can win a Stanley Cup.

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The Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers is finally almost here after a week of waiting, is Final the closest series in recent memory? Who has the edge in a series this close when both teams are operating at such a high level? Martin Necas has begun to be involved in sporadic trade rumors, some questioning if he enjoyed his time in Colorado, though those reports are dubious at best. Could the Stars fire Deboer and trade Jason Robertson in the same offseason? Finally, mailbag questions!

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The Dallas Stars are eliminated in the Conference Final again, but now's not the time to mock them, what did the Oilers do that the Avalanche couldn't? Ilya Nabakov has also signed his entry level contract with the team, and will be in North America at the conclusion of the next KHL season. What's a realistic timeline for him to contribute in the NHL. Also, Brock Nelson and the Avalanche have reportedly begun contract talks, is it possible to keep him? Is there a better option on the market?

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The Conference Finals are both 3-1 as the Oilers and Panthers are on the verge of advancing to a rematch of last years Stanley Cup Final, so what lessons can be taken away for the Avalanche, especially as they watch the Oilers dismantle the Stars for the second straight year? With the playoffs once again seemingly losing steam as we get farther in, is it time once again to revisit the effectiveness of the playoff format? Finally, answering your mailbag questions!

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The Avalanche have some work to do on building the team for next offseason, especially at center, and will likely need to take a look at the UFA market to get back into the Stanley Cup picture next season. Who should they be looking for, and how aggressively do they need to pursue. Now that the Conference Finals are set, is there anything to three of the same teams being in final four again this year? What's next for the Toronto Maple Leafs after a 9th straight playoff failure? Also, answering your mailbag questions!

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This offseason for the Avs is one of the most important in recent history, and the first order of business is figuring what to do with their own unrestricted free agents. Brock Nelson, Jonathan Drouin, Ryan Lindgren, Erik Johnson, Joel Kiviranta, and Jimmy Vesey all have the UFA tag coming up, who is the most likely to stay and who is the most likely to go? Who is the most important to keep? What are some reasonable prices to have them stick around? Also, looking around the playoffs as the second round wraps up.

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Four months after Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to Carolina, things could not be going worse. Rantanen somehow ends up in Dallas, ends the Avs season, and is the favorite to win the Conn Smythe for the Stanley Cup favorite Stars. Total disaster. But does that mean that the trade was really the wrong decision? What details from when this trade happened are we forgetting? Griffin and Christian take a look back at the process of the Rantanen deal, the ridiculous circumstances that landed him in Dallas, and how the story of this trade is still being written.

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The season is over. A stunning third period collapse in Game 7 has brought the 2024-25 season to an abrupt end, where Mikko Rantanen scored a third period hat trick as the Avalanche blew a 2-0 lead with 12 minutes to go. This is the fourth straight Game 7 loss with this core, the seventh in a row as a franchise, and the third straight playoff loss to Dallas with this core. They had no business losing this series, but they found a way to do it, and now a very long an uncomfortable offseason awaits. Changes are probably coming.

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