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The Avalanche beat the Devils 5-2, and Hodge and Conor break it down: Nic Roy's impact, Nazem Kadri winning draws at center, and a power play that's finally shrinking the ice. Plus Brock Nelson at 3C, Zayne Parekh and the Flames, and Calgary predictions.

Chapters:

00:00 Happy Halloween from Hodge and Conor

00:40 The Avs beat the Devils

02:15 Takeaways and Josh Manson's injury

03:24 Start the second power-play unit?

06:36 TJ Hughes keeps taking big steps

07:49 Artturi Lehkonen's hockey IQ

11:10 Changes on the power play

11:43 PP1 is shrinking the ice

15:12 Why don't the Avs bank pass?

18:51 Bednar on the first PP unit

19:43 System problem or personnel?

22:59 Faceoffs against New Jersey

24:25 Nelson at 3C, Kadri at 2C

29:54 Calgary is playing loose

31:50 Lineup: Brindley in for O'Connor

35:30 Zayne Parekh and Calgary's D

40:03 Juulsen and the hit leaders

41:35 Devon Toews' takeaways

42:51 What we want to see tonight

44:00 Special teams rankings

46:17 Calgary predictions

49:26 Sabres jerseys and superstitions

51:40 Martin Necas' giveaway

54:18 Nostradamus and sign-off

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The Avalanche lost 6-2 in Nashville, and Hodge, Conor and Paul hold nothing back: lost faceoffs, one power-play shot on goal, and whether Jared Bednar should have benched Cale Makar. Plus trade pitches with the Rangers and Kraken, and Devils predictions.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro: group therapy session

02:14 Practice notes: Kadri, Roy, Necas

05:37 Breaking down the 6-2 loss

14:28 Faceoffs, hits and one PP shot

18:20 Should Bednar have benched Makar?

26:23 Why was Svechkov benched?

28:04 Seider, McDavid and moving more

32:52 Same power play, three coaches

39:33 Paul's Rangers trade pitch

47:20 Edmonton's D and Jake Walman

48:49 Trade Nelson or Kadri?

56:20 Hodge's Kraken trade

1:02:31 Why not trade Brent Burns?

1:12:44 What's wrong with Malinski?

1:18:53 Does Bednar have the room?

1:22:23 Are the Avs deferring to MacKinnon?

1:29:13 Devils predictions

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Full strength: Paul's back. After a rough back-to-back in Philadelphia and New Jersey, we dig into Brett McLean's new offense, Gavin Brindley's usage, Sam Malinski's struggles, Artturi Lehkonen's contract year and the Connor Hellebuyck trade, then make our Tampa Bay and Nashville picks.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro: Paul's back

00:52 No panic after Philly and Jersey

03:54 Brett McLean's new offense

08:26 Most consistent Av so far

11:36 Necas on the second line

17:50 Taylor Makar up, Brindley's usage

28:46 Small forwards and Kucherov

33:00 Malinski, Burns and the D pairs

40:22 Does Juulsen make Malinski expendable?

42:25 Tonight vs. Tampa Bay

46:28 Goaltending and team defense

49:35 Philly's streak, Hellebuyck to NJ

55:30 Bednar should make practice mandatory

57:21 Lehkonen's contract year

1:06:16 One player, cap no object

1:13:05 Predictions: Tampa and Nashville

1:18:04 TJ Hughes and wrap-up

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Hodge and Conor (Paul's out) catch up on the Avs' week: the Dallas split, a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh and a 3-2 loss in Philadelphia. Plus Fedor Svechkov's hot start, line changes and the goalie interference debate.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro: Paul's 10-minute misconduct

01:21 The Dallas back-to-back

05:16 Avs 5, Penguins 2

07:40 Flyers 3, Avs 2: what went wrong

08:48 Svechkov, the 11-7 and the D pairs

14:46 The goalie interference debate

23:25 Can the Avs play dump and chase?

28:22 Split up Kadri and Nelson?

29:28 Lehkonen's next contract

31:49 Losing the faceoff battle

36:28 MacKinnon's next fight

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Conor, Paul and Hodge break down the Avalanche's 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs: Mackenzie Blackwood's night, Sam Malinski's slow start, a new offensive system and Cale Makar on the power play. Plus reports that Dave Hakstol is headed to Arizona State, and who could replace him.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro and the Frozen Frenzy

01:36 Trade Blackwood? Relax

03:35 Leafs 6, Avs 3: Blackwood's night

06:06 Blankenburg's opening goal

07:52 Sam Malinski's slow start

14:55 A new offensive system

18:51 Get Makar shooting on the PP

23:39 O'Connor and the worst game yet

25:32 Breaking up the second line

29:33 Line blender, Kunitz and Hyman

34:04 Hakstol to Arizona State?

36:11 Who replaces Hakstol?

41:32 EJ, Hejduk or Forsberg?

43:52 The Nolan Pratt option

46:12 Keep last year's 5-on-5?

48:53 Five games in: the standings

53:53 Next up: Stars back-to-back

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Conor, Paul and Hodge preview the Colorado Avalanche's home-and-home with the Dallas Stars: Mackenzie Blackwood's test, the Stars' lineup, where Logan O'Connor fits, new D pairs and breaking up the second line. Plus score picks for both games and who Zachary L'Heureux fights.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro: the Stars back-to-back

01:00 Blackwood's test in Dallas

09:44 Scouting the Stars' lineup

15:17 Where does O'Connor fit?

17:11 Shuffling the D pairs

24:44 Rantanen and the rivalry

26:03 TJ Hughes or Nic Roy sits?

29:52 Building the bottom six

35:12 Game 1 sets the lineup

38:41 Spread the speed out

41:48 Break up MacKinnon and Necas?

46:07 Game 1 predictions

48:36 Game 2 predictions

50:31 Who does L'Heureux fight?

53:33 The season starts now

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Paul and Hodge break down the Avalanche's road back-to-back: a 3-2 loss in Winnipeg and a 7-3 win in Calgary. Plus the line blender, Fedor Svechkov's faceoffs, Zachary L'Heureux's fight and a preview of Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Conor is out sick.

The Avalanche are 2-0 and head out for their first back-to-back: at Winnipeg, then at Calgary. Conor, Paul and Hodge preview the Jets without Connor Hellebuyck, argue who sits when Logan O'Connor and Zachary L'Heureux return, and make score picks, plus Alex Ovechkin's retirement news and the mess in Detroit.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome back

01:02 Ovechkin announces his retirement

04:22 Barkov back on long-term IR

05:01 Detroit's mess: Larkin and Edvinsson

11:47 Around the league after week one

17:30 Shesterkin's goalie goal

19:47 The back-to-back: Jets and Flames

20:36 Blackwood and Wedgewood's workload

23:10 The Jets without Hellebuyck

24:26 Who sits for O'Connor and L'Heureux?

34:06 TJ Hughes, the Eagles and the Calder

39:10 The 11-7 lineup or 12-6?

45:26 Is Calgary a trap game?

47:38 MacKinnon's 210-point pace

51:06 Score picks for both games

54:32 Wrap-up

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#ColoradoAvalanche #GoAvsGo #NHL #WinnipegJets #CalgaryFlames

Nathan MacKinnon dropped the gloves with Brandt Clarke and the Avalanche opened the season with an 8-4 win over the Kings. Conor, Paul and Hodge break down the fight, a 4-for-5 power play, TJ Hughes' debut, the 11-7 lineup and Mackenzie Blackwood, then make their score picks for Saturday against the Blues.

Chapters:

00:00 Hockey's back

01:08 MacKinnon fights Brandt Clarke

06:41 Game 1: fun, but loose on defense

09:22 Parker Kelly and Logan O'Connor

11:09 The 11-7 lineup

15:34 Svechkov and the faceoff problem

20:30 The power play goes 4-for-5

31:50 Blackwood's night in net

37:07 Makar and Bouchard make history

38:44 Edmonton's in trouble

43:01 Barkov's injury and the Panthers

46:29 Blues preview and score picks

48:59 Managing Makar's minutes

53:03 Binnington, Kadri and the Blues

55:33 The Avs put the NHL on notice

58:33 Wrap-up

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#ColoradoAvalanche #GoAvsGo #NHL #NathanMacKinnon #StLouisBlues

Recorded Aug. 24, before the season and before Cale Makar's extension. Conor, Paul and Hodge pick apart NHL Network's Top 20 Players Right Now lists: Kyle Connor and Brandon Hagel, Jeremy Swayman at No. 1, Dylan Larkin at 20, Connor McDavid vs. Nathan MacKinnon, and Quinn Hughes trade talk.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and NHL Network's top 20

01:03 Top 20 wingers: Kucherov at No. 1

02:38 Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy

05:55 Kyle Connor and Jason Robertson

09:59 Brandon Hagel and Martin Necas

14:47 Wingers who missed the list

17:37 Top 20 defensemen

20:12 Jakob Chychrun in, Hedman out

21:37 Goalies: Jeremy Swayman at No. 1?

26:12 Blackwood, Vladar and Dobes

29:57 Centers: Dylan Larkin at 20

33:58 Tage Thompson and Brayden Point

37:52 McDavid vs. MacKinnon

41:40 Celebrini, Crosby and Ovechkin

48:25 Quinn Hughes trade talk

54:14 Minnesota in cap hell

1:02:15 Bill Guerin and the Kaprizov deal

1:05:16 Wrap-up

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