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The Avalanche have taken a commanding 3-0 series lead in their first round series over the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 victory in Game 3. For the first time all series, the Avs were able to break through the two goal barrier and get some bounces to go their way, and got a big night from Arturri Lehkonen to push them over the finish line. Can the Avalanche close out this series in Game 4 to advanc...

The Avalanche have taken a 2-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Kings, winning Game 2 2-1 in overtime, but not without plenty of drama along the way in one of the strangest games you will ever see. Can the Avalanche find a way to close out this series in Los Angeles, and can they finally start scoring some goals? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7ytuJfsiTr1x3VDt6 Keep up with...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway for the Colorado Avalanche as they take a 1-0 series lead in their first round series over the Los Angeles Kings, but they had to earn this one with a gutsy 2-1 win. What can the Avalanche do in Game 2 to grab a hold on this series and defend their home ice? Can we expect more goals later in the series? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7yt...

The best time of year is here once again, as we have made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with the first round ready to get under way this weekend. Taking a look at every first round series, most of these series look to be bangers even with the broken playoff format. Who will take home each first round series, and which series will end up being the best? Will there be any big bracket busting upset...

The Colorado Avalanche will face the Los Angeles Kings in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they begin the journey in search of their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history. The Avs just put up the best regular season in franchise history, backed up by a roster with no real weaknesses, going against a Kings team that snuck into the playoffs and trying to extend Anze Kopitar's career as much...

The Colorado Avalanche will have to wait until the final day of the season to find out their first round opponent. We're down to three possible opponents between the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, and somehow the Edmonton Oilers. Between the three, which is the best possible first round opponent for the Avs? Does it matter? The Avs still continue to win even if the games don't matter anymore, b...

The Avalanche have secured the top seed and home ice throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a win over Calgary, but drop an overtime game at home to Vegas as they wind down the regular season. WE ARE LIVE IN STUDIO ONCE AGAIN! Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7ytuJfsiTr1x3VDt6 Keep up with everything on the site at HockeyMountainHigh.com Follow the show: @HockeyMTNPod Follo...

The Colorado Avalanche have officially clinched the Central Division and the top seed in the Western Conference following a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues, splitting their home and home series. The Avs got to play with their depth options in St. Loius, what will it look like in the playoffs? With the Presidents Trophy all but locked up all well, is there anything left for them to do over the...

The Avalanche went into Dallas without Cale Makar and shutout the Dallas Stars with a 2-0 win to all but secure the Central division late in the season. After a disaster defensive performance against league worst Vancouver, the Avs put out a perfect defensive game against the Stars. Can the Avalanche lock up the Central division officially with a win against St. Louis tonight? Send questions to th...

The Colorado Avalanche just lit up the Calgary Flames for nine goals in one of the more dominant wins you'll see this season, topped off with five goals in the first period. However, Cale Makar left the game in the second period and did not return, is there any long term concerns to be worried about? Also, what a crazy week in the NHL as Bruce Cassidy is replaced by John Tortorella in Vegas and Br...

The Avalanche's four game win streak ends at home to the Winnipeg Jets. but were able to pick up a road win in Winnipeg prior to split the home and home. Can the Avalanche regroup and start a new win streak against Calgary? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7ytuJfsiTr1x3VDt6 Keep up with everything on the site at HockeyMountainHigh.com Follow the show: @HockeyMTNPod Follow Grif...

Logan O'Connor finally makes his triumphant return to the lineup, making an immediate impact as the Avalanche got some revenge on the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 6-2 win. With LOC and Ross Colton back, the Avalanche look like they are really rounding into form at the right time, even if they'll be without Nic Roy for a little bit now. With a few losses for the Dallas Stars, the Avs division lead is...

The Colorado Avalanche have righted the ship again with two straight wins over the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals, extending the Central division lead once again over the Dallas Stars. Will the return of Gabe Landeskog spark them to another win streak? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7ytuJfsiTr1x3VDt6 Keep up with everything on the site at HockeyMountainHigh.com F...

The Central division lead for the Avalanche is down to two points after a shootout loss to the Dallas Stars, where the Avs once again out performed the Stars but could not find the scoring to finish the game and get the crucial two points. Are the Avs going to be able to hold off the Stars with 14 games to go after losing 4 of their last 5? Will the eventual returns of Landeskog, O'Connor, and Col...

The Colorado Avalanche are 7-3-0 after the Olympic break following losses to Edmonton and Winnipeg, but a nice victory over Seattle. However, the Dallas Stars refuse to lose and have closed the Central Division lead to just three points with a massive matchup coming between the two titans again on Wednesday. Can the Avalanche get healthy in time to hold off the Dallas Stars late season run and cla...

The Avalanche pulled off another massive shootout victory, taking down the Minnesota Wild to extend their lead in the Central division. Nazem Kadri's re-debut with the Avs just felt right, and all the of the trade deadline additions have already proven themselves to be great additions to this team in just a few games. Once the roster gets healthy again, is it fair to start comparing this roster to...

The Avalanche just played the best game you will see all year against the Dallas Stars, completing a multi-goal comeback for a 5-4 victory in the shootout to even the season series with the Stars. With this victory on top of the Nazem Kadri trade, is this the best day for the Avalanche since the Stanley Cup? Is the powerplay finally solved after swapping MacKinnon and Necas? Send questions to the...

The Avalanche have made the home run swing at the trade deadline, and are bringing back Nazem Kadri from the Calgary Flames! Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7ytuJfsiTr1x3VDt6 Keep up with everything on the site at HockeyMountainHigh.com Follow the show: @HockeyMTNPod Follow Griffin: @GRYoungs Follow Christian: @Christian_Bolle Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm...

The Avalanche address their two biggest trade deadline needs, acquiring center Nic Roy from the Toronto Maple Leafs and defenseman Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators. With so much cap space left to play with but all their needs filled, are the Avalanche done? Or is there still another move to come? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7ytuJfsiTr1x3VDt6 Keep up with ever...

The Avalanche have won 4 of 5 games since returning, sweep the California back to back against Los Angeles and Anaheim, and are heading into the trade deadline with a lot of positive momentum. With Landeskog back, are they returning back to their dominant early season form? There's a lot of smoke around the Nazem Kadri to the Avalanche rumors, will Kadri once again be a member of the Avalanche by...

The Avalanche are back like we never left at all as they split the back to back with a 4-2 win over the Utah Mammoth and a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild. Which game should you take more stock in, and were the Avs jobbed against the Wild? Also, the trade deadline is coming up in a weeks time, and we're already one trade in, so it's past time to start identifying some potential trade targets for th...

After years and years of trade rumors, it finally happened. Sam Girard has been traded by the Avalanche, as they send him and a 2028 2nd round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Brett Kulak. How does Kulak fit with the Avalanche, and is this a good value trade for the Avalanche to have made? With the salary cap space opened up, what other trade avenues does this open up? Send question...

The Olympics are over, and it's time for the Avalanche to get back to business to finish out the regular season. But not without one last victory lap for Team USA's gold medal, and standing for the unfair blaming of MacKinnon and Makar for Canada's loss. How are the Avalanche going to fair after such a long time off? Finally, answering your mailbag questions! Send questions to the mailbag here: ht...

For the first time since 1980, Team USA has won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics, defeating Canada 2-1 in overtime in the highest quality hockey game the sport can possibly offer. Brock Nelson is a gold medalist, while MacKinnon, Makar, and Toews are silver medalists. How massive is this victory for hockey in the USA? Send questions to the mailbag here: https://forms.gle/7ytuJfsiTr1x3VDt6 Kee...

The biggest hockey game imaginable is locked in for the Olympic gold medal game between Team USA and Team Canada. After Canada squeaked by Czechia and Finland in surprisingly close games, while the USA seems to be rounding into form at the perfect time. Can the USA finally topple Canada on the biggest stage? Also, the USA women completed their gold medal run with a historic overtime win over Canad...