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This episode is all about trade deadline, and the aftermath. This one is also prior to the game against the Sabres.

We breakdown the two trades the Avalanche made before trade deadline. Vladislav Namestnikov came over from Ottawa for a fourth-round draft pick in 2021, and Michael Hutchinson was brought in for Calle Rosen from Toronto.

Not the most highly touted pieces by any means, but could be exactly what the Avs need down the stretch. All injured players

We take a look at the rest of the league and share our thoughts on some other moves that happened around the league.

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In this episode we recap all three Avalanche wins in a row.

The Avs played a much better game this time around against the Islanders, and employ a simple strategy: put pucks to the net, and lots of traffic. It was needed to solve Varlamov. The Avs win this one 3-1.

The Ducks game was a bit of a snooze fest, but the Avs played a strong game defensively, and locked down they’re own zone to prevent many high quality chances. They’re offence was overpowering the Ducks at times. Finally we get Frankie his first- ever shutout, the same day he signs his $4 mil/two year contract.

The Kings game was a defensive struggle, and with Burakovsky getting injured against the Ducks, more support and depth was needed by the rest of the roster. The only goal scored against Frankie was a penalty shot in the first period. The Avs mostly dominated the rest of the game, but Quick had an amazing performance with numerous terrific saves. It goes through an interesting overtime period and the Avs end up winning in the shootout with only Donskoi being able to solve Quick. It was a big 2-1 win for the Avs.

We wrap up with our thoughts going into the NHL’s trade

The Avs continue to close the gap in the Central Divison.

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First off, this is recorded on Tuesday, Feb. 18, so it is prior to Islanders’ game.

We recap the loss in OT against the Tampa Bay Lightning. What a crazy game it was. It was a super intense, and playoff-like atmosphere. There wasn’t much missing from this game when it comes to the events that transpired. Two goalie-interference calls against the Avs get us talking about the ruling.

McElhinney would get an Oscar from us on the second one.

The Avs must stop the bleeding.

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In this episode we break down the two losses in a row. The first was a loss against the Capitals; a game the Avalanche had under control, and were clearly winning.

However, a bunch of bad penalties killed their momentum, and let the Caps back in the game. Both goaltenders played outstanding, and the Avs fell 3-2.

Then it was time for the big NHL Stadium Series matchup. To put it simply, this game was a complete dud. Again, the Avs seem to shoot themselves in the foot in a game that looked to be heading into overtime. The Kings scored a goal with just under a minute, and then secured the victory with an empty net goal. Toffoli ended up scoring all three goals for the Kings, giving him the first ever hat trick in an

We wrap up the episode talking about the issues fans had with everything surrounding this outdoor game. It sounds like it was more of a headache than a good experience, which is a hard pill to swallow.

Depressing episode to say the least, not to mention that Grubauer and Calvert both left this game with lower-body injuries. Welcome back Colorado Ambulance.

We start the episode off with our heartfelt prayers going out to Jay Bouwmeester after his scary incident last night in the Blues and Ducks game. No one ever wants to see a crazy health episode happen in a hockey game. That was a shocking and emotional moment, and everyone involved should feel proud of how they handled the situation.

Then, we get into the spicy 3-2 win over the Wild.

It was a prototypical rivalry game, with lots of physicality and grinding battles. Francouz had a good showing in his first start since before the big break.

Then we get into the 3-0 win over the Sens. The Avs keep the streak alive when they finally come back into the Pepsi Centre after a while away from the home arena.

Another good performance for the Avs overall, and Grubauer was perfect for his second shutout of the year. Unfortunately, Kadri had to leave the game, and is out for roughly 4-6 weeks.

We wrap up with a short look at the Caps in town on Thursday, and the big Stadium Series game on Saturday. Lot’s of good stuff coming up, and the Avs are hot! Five-straight victories.

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We recap the road wins against the Senators and the Blue Jackets. Both games were another good example of how the Avalanche needs to play in this back half of the season. The boys have strung together some better performances as of late.

The Sens game was another dominating outing, and a very similar outcome to the

The game against the Blue Jackets was an intense competition. The Jackets have settled into playing a hard defensive, collapsing Torts-style game. Their record since early December reiterates that. The Avs hit lots of posts, but were finally able to make good of some chances late in the game to take the win. Grubauer played well in both games.

Next up is Minnesota on Sunday night, and we’ll get to that game on next episode, because we didn’t have time to record post-game.

Then we have the rematch against the Sens back at home to start our home stand. #GoAvsGo

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The offensive outburst, and the Avs newly forged second line fuelled the team to a 6-1 beat down over the Sabres.

We recap that game, and highlight the excellent play by the entire team. It’s definitely something that we needed out of the Avs, and that controlling performance is exactly what they needed on this road trip.

We have an #AcrosstheRink segment in this episode. This time we chat with Shane from @frozenbiscuit92, our @hockeypodnet Ottawa Senators affiliate podcast. The Avs play the Sens twice within a week (including Thursday night’s affair). It seemed fitting to check in with Shane on his thoughts this season.

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The Avalanche finally resumed their season after the long break.

The first game back was against the Flyers, in Philadelphia, to start the five-game road trip with lots of travel. It wasn’t the best effort, especially with some annoyingly common defensive blunders. The top line struggled, along with the Makar and Graves

Also, they didn’t quite have the execution that we’re used to. Could have used some saves from Grubauer in the third, but the blame can’t only fall on his shoulders as he made some brilliant saves earlier to keep it tight.

Avs continue the trip against Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

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