Locked On Avalanche - Daily Podcast On The Colorado Avalanche

For the second time in as many years the Colorado Avalanche are on the verge of sweeping their first round opponent. Last year the Avs took care of the St. Louis Blues in four games, this year they could do it to a different division rival in the Nashville Predators.

The Avs have been nothing but dominant in this series and there is zero reason to believe that won't continue in game 4. The Avalanche threw 42 shoots on goal in Game 3 and 51 the game prior. That is a lot to ask of a rookie goalie in Ingram, so the question now becomes will Nashville, down 3-0, bring in their star goalie Juuse Saros if he's even somewhat ready to go?

The goalie situation for the Avs is in question as well. Ryan Johansen's stick perfectly found it's way between the opening in Kuemper's mask and the results looked scary. Kuemper went down to the ice and did not return. Early reports are things are not as bad as it looked and there is even an outside change Kuemper plays in Game 4.

The online reception to believing Johansen intentionally pushed the stick further to try and deliberately injure Kuemper and potentially take away his eyesight is disturbing. Chris and Kyle break it down.

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A lot has been talked about involving the Nashville Predators goalie situation with Juuse Saros out for at least the first two games. Game 1 did not go well and ended with with starter David RIttich getting pulled after allowing five goals. Backup rookie Connor Ingram entered and did enough to warrant a start in Game 2. Even though we are an Avalanche podcast, what that young goalie did was nothing short of miraculous.

The Avs had possession for what seemed like the entire game and even threw 51 shoots on goal. The very first shot by Nathan MacKinnon found the back of the net but the Avs couldn't find a second goal until Cale Makar ended the game in OT.

There were spectacular performances all around. Chris and Kyle have a lot to discuss so tune in and subscribe!

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We have talked on several occasions over the course of the season on how Nazem Kadri has been on his best behavior throughout the season. Sure he has his fair share of penalty minutes, but the vast majority of those minutes are due to the hard style of hockey he plays. You aren't seeing the overly aggressive, looking for a fight Kardi. And just look at what it has done for him this season. Amassing a career high in points.

Kadri wrote a letter in the Players Tribune yesterday and it covered a lot of bases. His time in Toronto, not wanting to be traded but when he eventually was his appreciation in how quickly the community of Denver was towards him and his family. He also talks about this team specifically and how special they are. You read him gushing about all of this and you have to wonder if he will sign anywhere other than Colorado when he is an unrestricted free agent after the season is over.

Plus, Kadri was the Colorado Avalanche nominee for the King Clancy Award, which is presented "to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.". We know what Kadri has done off the ice for his community, but it's that ON the ice part that is quite the turnaround.

Chris and Kyle also watch a new Pepsi commercial that features Cale Makar and Gabriel Landeskog in hilarious fashion. It' gives funny commercials hope again.

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The Colorado Avalanche have been waiting for this moment since last year's playoff exit. It may only be one game, but getting off to a fast start was exactly what the Avalanched wanted and it is exactly what they got. Just a couple minutes into the game Nathan MacKinnon found his first of two goals, then 22 seconds later Devon Toews found the net and the Avs were off to the races.

We had discussed on yesterday's episode who would be the odd men out now that most of the Avalanche roster was healthy. We had an idea Logon O'Connor might be one of those guys, we did not expect Alex Newhook to be the other one. Coach Jared Bednar seemed to favor experience with players like Darren Helm and Andrew Cogliano for Game 1, and his instinct paid off.

Chris and Kyle also discuss who should play goal for Game 2 as well as get to their first sound check of the postseason.

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The postseason is officially underway and for the Colorado Avalanche, they have to sit on the sidelines for an extra day before their series with the Nashville Predators begins. We did learn that Preds star goalie Juuse Saros will not play at least the first two games of the series in Colorado. This gives the Avs an opening they have to take advantage of. Nashville will reassess the situation with Saros after those two games and its safe to say the reassessment will be based around how the series is going after two games.

For the Avs, the only question mark health wise is Nazem Kadri who has been out the past few days with a non COVID related illness. His availability will likely be known early Tuesday.

Chris and Kyle take a look at the lines with and without Kadri as well as giving their Stanley Cup predictions!

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The most wonderful time of the year is upon us. The NHL Playoffs! The Colorado Avalanche and the Nashville Predators will face off in the first round of the postseason, and Nick and Ann from Locked on Predators are here to talk with us to get us ready for the series. Who could be those unsung heroes we always get in the playoffs? Can the Preds overcome the loss of Juuse Saros? Can they play their aggressive style of play and get away with it against a powerful offensive team like the Avs?

We also fill the Predators faithful in about what to expect from the Avalanche side. Who are the players we expect to step it up when the puck drops, and what makes Jared Bednar the perfect coach for this team.

It's a great episode to get you hyped for game one! Tune in and subscribe!

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Some were wondering how the Colorado Avalanche would come out and play against the Nashville Predators Thursday night at Ball Arena. Seeing as it was the last home game of the regular season, the Presidents' Trophy still within reach and wanting to head into the playoffs on a positive note, the Avalanche came out and played like it was just as important a regular season game as any other. And in the beginning everything was going their way. They took a 3-1 lead in the first period.

But Nashville started to find their way back into the game and eventually tied it up 4-4 to send it into overtime, then eventually winning it in a shoot-out with a single goal. With the loss the Avalanche are officially out the Presidents' Trophy race, which goes to the Florida Panthers.

For the Avalanche, the one point got them to 119 points on the season, a franchise record. Now with one more game left on the regular season schedule in Minnesota, the Avs likely will bench some players to give some guys an extra day before the second season begins

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Peter Baugh of The Athletic wrote a very good article on Nazem Kadri and if gives us a look behind the curtain on how he handled being traded from Toronto to Colorado. Kadri has given his best effort to not be looked at as the guy who takes cheap shots since the trade, but his hit in the playoffs last year that turned out to be a season ending suspension didn't help the narrative. The difference was while Kyle Dubas of the Maple Leafs moved on from Kadri after his postseason transgressions, Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche stood by him. Will this come into play in the offseason when Kadri becomes a free agent? Will there be some appreciation from Kadri to the Avs?

We also dive into some listener questions thrown our way, and take a look at the annual NHLPA Players Poll and some of the results.

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The Colorado Avalanche played like we all knew they could. We've seen it for the majority of the season. But a four game losing streak at this point in the season had fans with so many questions. But they also had answers. Players like Devon Toews had been out for a while nursing minor injuries. He was back Tuesday night against the St. Louis Blues and boy did it show.

From the opening puck drop the Avalanche looked like the team we have come to know this year. Maybe it was getting Toews back, maybe it was the home cooking, maybe it was just the annoyance of losing four in a row. Whatever it was, the Avalanche got back on track with a 5-3 win over St. Louis.

That isn't to say it was all sunshine. The Avs allowed the Blues to creep back in to the game as their 4-1 lead shrunk to 4-3. But an empty net goal by Nazem Kadri put the game out of reach.

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The Colorado Avalanche have the #1 seed locked up in the West

The Florida Panthers have the #1 seed locked up in the East

Two teams that have a history together. A distant and short history, but a history

Armando Velez from Locked on Panthers joins the show to discuss his team and their chances of making it through a very difficult eastern conference. Who to look out for to step their game up, what weakness, if any, do the Panthers have, and all those draft picks the Avs had right before the Panthers that have worked out just fine for the Avs

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