The Appetizer Hour with Brett Kane

0:00 - Brett was worried that Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament wouldn't be quite as electric in the NIL era. And the lie detector test determined that was a LIE. It was awesome! Shoutout High Point and VCU for the upsets.  14:32 - Jaylen Waddle's impact on the Broncos isn't just about what he can do. It's also about how he can help out his teammates on offense. 31:09 - The Heat hosted the Lakers last...

0:00 - The Avs lost to the Stars in a shootout last night at Ball Arena. Call this copium if you want, but the Avs looked good. They played their butts off. It was just one of those games. Bednar thought they played well, MacKinnon thought they played well...it just didn't go their way. If they play like that in a 7 game series, we'll take our chances. 14:51 - Brett's a big fan of the show Success...

0:00 - Last night was a must-win game for the Nuggets and boy did they win! They obliterated the 76ers from the opening tip to the final buzzer. Total domination. Even in a blow out game against a bad team, are there positive takeaways? Did we actually learn anything? 14:20 - Jaylen Waddle is seriously talented and the Broncos made a great move. Where does he stack up among skill players in the AF...

0:00 - Well that was no fun! The Avalanche got absolutely SHELLED by the Penguins last night at Ball Arena. Wedgewood got pulled 13 min into the 1st period. Then Blackwood immediately gave up another goal. One of those nights. Postgame, Coach Bednar said the slow start wasn't Wedgie's fault. The team around him was awful. 14:28 - Luca "My name is Luca" Evans wrote an article detailing the lack of...

0:00 - The Nuggets lost to the Lakers in LA, and normally we'd say "whatever, that happens." But that loss was INFURIATING. Consistently, the Nuggets struggle to close out winnable games down the stretch. It's a problem we've seen time and time again. It also hurts even more when you lose to the friggin Lakers and friggin LeBron James. 13:18 - The Avalanche lost in Winnipeg, which tends to happen...

0:00 - What a HUGE win for you Denver Nuggets baby! Second night of a back to back. No AG. No Peyton Watson. Down by 20+ points. Doesn't matter if the Spurs didn't have Wemby. That was such an important game for the Nuggets. Everyone contributed! Cam Johnson, Spencer Jones, Julian Strawther, you name it. All hands on deck. 15:45 - The Avs shook off the Edmonton loss by smacking the Kraken last nig...

0:00 - Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! The Nuggets blew out the Rockets 129-93 last night at Ball Arena. Doesn't matter if Houston was on the 2nd night of a back-to-back. A win like that is a big deal. It was a full, complete team effort. We needed to see that ESPECIALLY at this point in the season. 15:52 - Brett has officially become Veruca Salt with the Broncos and their lack of moves during...

0:00 - Yesterday, the Avalanche lost to the Oilers at Ball Arena. In the loss, Nathan MacKinnon was assessed a game misconduct for goalie interference and ejected from the game late in the 2nd period. But he didn't intentionally slam into the goalie. He was very clearly shoved into him by Darnell Nurse. I guess the NHL and the Ref saw it differently. 14:54 - Bam Adebayo scored 83 points last night...

0:00 - Nuggets went to OKC last night and lost...AGAIN. They're 0-3 against OKC this year. Man, we're starting to hate those guys. It also reinforces that this Nuggets squad isn't a championship team. It's now clearer than ever. 16:13 - The NFL's "legal tampering" window opened up and the Broncos...did nothing. So far. Did the Broncos miss out on anyone? Are you disappointed by the lack of moves?...

0:00 - Friday was NHL trade deadline madness! The deal was dead, and then it wasn't. The Colorado Avalanche brought back Nazem Kadri! Then, the Avs beat both the Stars and Wild in a shootout. What a truly wild weekend for the Avs.  14:59 - The Broncos gave TE Adam Trautman a 3-year x $18.5 mil contract. Take that, DragonSlayer69. Brett's a little confused by the deal, though. What DOES he want to...

0:00 - OKC and their haughty head coach might be #1 on the Nuggets hate list. If that's the case, the LA Lakers are 1.5. Still hate em. Always have, always will. Beating them still feels like pure heroin. Jamal Murray must feel the same way, because he becomes prime Wilt Chamberlain anytime he plays the Lakers.  15:27 - Right after we wrapped up the show yesterday, the Avalanche traded for Nicolas...

0:00 - Rumors are swirling about Val Nichushkin being a trade option for the Avalanche. Brett says that's not a good idea. The Avs need to keep him on the roster. 14:44 - Our coworkers the LA Rams already provided the winning formula: F*** THEM PICKS. The Broncos are in a championship window right now. They need to copy that formula. A 30th overall pick in the first round really means nothing to y...

0:00 - The Avalanche dominated the Ducks last night in Anaheim! Gabe Landeskog scored a goal, Marty Nachos scored a Power Play goal, and Parker Kelly got himself 2! Such a complete effort. This team looks rejuvinated after the Olympic Break. Somehow, we dove into the world of Gordon Ramsay and TV shows with lots of yelling. 17:01 - The Colts placed the rare Transition Tag on Danny Dimes. The Jets...

0:00 - The Avalanche won yesterday and they...SCORED A POWER PLAY GOAL??? THEY ACTUALLY DID IT! You love to see it. They're now at 18% on the PP post-Olympics. 15:30 - The Nuggets won last night. BUT...they needed late game theatrics to beat the Jazz by 3 points. A Jazz team that is ACTIVELY TRYING TO LOSE BALLGAMES. The Jazz are literally under investigation by the leage because of tanking. And t...

0:00 - OKC, their stupid fanbase, and their stupider coach? All on THE LIST. They've officially passed the Lakers as Public Enemy #1. You can't play the villain role, then also cry wolf and act like some innocent scrappy underdog. Which one are you? Lu Dort messed around, but he wasn't prepared to find out. 16:17 - It wasn't easy, but the Avalanche beat the Blackhawks on Saturday to end February o...

0:00 - Losing to the Minnesota Wild still hurts, even in a cartoon playtime world. Did you watch the normal broadcast, or the Bernie's Mountain Showdown animated broadcast with a virtual Kyle Keefe and Mark Rycroft? 14:49 - Remember how the NFL PA Survey/Report cards weren't supposed to be public anymore? Well life...uh...finds a way. The report cards made their way to the interwebz last night, an...

0:00 - The Nuggets beat a top opponent from the East...without Jamal Murray...and they actually played defense...and built a lead late and held onto it...and won a home game...HUH? What is this sorcery? 14:58 - No Nathan MacKinnon, no problem. The Avalanche played their first game in a century last night, and beat the Mammoth 4-2 in Utah. How about that wild goal from Parker Kelly to get the scori...

0:00 - Yesterday at the NFL Combine, Sean Payton announced that Broncos Offensive Coordinator Davis Webb will be calling plays next year. Wow...it finally happened! Good for Davis. Sean's presser felt very open and honest. A tiny bit of Snarky Sean escaped when he was asked about Bo Nix and Predisposed AnkleGate 2K26 (where were you?), but aside from that, it felt like a very natural conversation...

0:00 - The Avalanche are back in action tomorrow night on the road in SLC vs the Mammoth. Which players from the Olympics will be back on the ice for Colorado? Will any guys get some rest before the final push to the playoffs? 14:20 - Think about how far the Broncos have come in such a short amount of time. Their turnaround has been meteoric. Somehow, the Russell Wilson/Nathaniel Hackett era feels...

0:00 - USA MEN'S HOCKEY WON AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1980! And, they defeated our neighbors to the north to secure the gold. What a moment. What a game. Of course, Jack Hughes was the hero of the game with that SNIPE past Binnington in OT. But how about Connor Hellebuyucky? The guy who was a sieve vs the Avalanche in the playoffs is now an Olympics legend.  17:25 - The Nugget...

0:00 - The Nuggets should've beaten the Clippers last night in LA. But they played VERY sloppy down the stretch and lost the game on a missed free throw. How much should we make of this loss? Are we concerned? Or was this some rust after the All-Star break? 15:31 - ALEXA, PLAY FREE BIRD BABY! USA Women's Hockey battled back from a 2-1 deficit, forced OT, then beat Canada to win the Gold. A golden...

0:00 - It went down to OT in each game, but USA & Canada's men's hockey squads both advanced to the semis! Olympic hockey has been nothing short of electric. 14:18 - We're at the "halfway point" of the NBA season (even though it's not halfway - we're farther than that, but the All-Star break feels like halfway. You know what we mean). So what are reasonable expectations for the Nuggets in the...

0:00 - Brett Kane admits that when the Tkachuks suit up for Team USA...their likeability shoots up the power rankings. How essential is it for a gold medal/cup team to have a good ol' fashioned GOON or two? 14:30 - The NBA All-Star Game got some positive reviews, a step in the right direction, etc...but is it actually good? Kane shares his thoughts, as well as how the NBA could spruce up the Dunk...

0:00 - Brock Nelson buried Latvia yesterday in Olympic hockey. He scored 2 goals, and had another one called off due to a penalty! Hey, rest of the world: get ready to learn Free Bird, buddy. USA hockey is comin (both men's and women's!) 15:05 - According to Kaner, Bo Nix is Russell Wilson...and that's not actually a bad thing. 31:33 - Joe Judge, Ole Miss QB Coach, testified at Trinidad Chambliss'...

0:00 - It shouldn't have been a nailbiter, but it was. Whatever. A win is a win. The Nuggets head into the All-Star Break with a dub, as it should be. 14:21 - Some people on our radio station who shall remain nameless (but their show name is an acronym for a college degree) said it was weird that Landeskog made his return from injury in the Olympics. He really couldn't play for the Avs before the...