Hockey Mountain High Podcast

The Avalanche won games three in a row heading into the second half of a back to back against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and then got the doors blown off in a 7-2 loss that unfortunately erases a lot of the slowly built up good will. Wins over Calgary and Chicago are able to cushion the blow and hold the Avs above the playoff line, but another tough to watch performance makes the issues with this team hard to ignore. Also, Nikita Kucherov wants out of Tampa Bay? What? 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.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Avalanche put out a nice bounce back performance in a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, which is how a game is supposed to look against a team on the second half of a back to back. With the Nashville game in the rear view mirror, can the Avalanche start to string together some wins with a tired Calgary in town Saturday and a lighter schedule coming up? 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.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Avalanche faced a Nashville Predators team on a back to back and got their doors blown off in a 6-2 loss, a result that can ultimately be boiled down to effort and not trying hard enough at the NHL level to be successful. The Avs went 0/4 on the powerplay while allowing 4/7 to the Predators powerplay, and got beat in every facet of the game. After a great performance vs. Tampa Bay the game prior, this game becomes even more baffling. If the Avalanche want to be a serious team this season, they need to stamp out this effort problem right now. 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.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If Nathan MacKinnon has more games like this road trip, the Avs are going to be in trouble. The Avalanche lost two very winnable games on their east coast back to back, losing 3-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers and 4-3 to the New Jersey Devils, two scores that really let them off the hook for their effort. The Avalanche have a record of 5-4-1 through their first ten games, historically in line with their past seasons, so where do they from here? 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 For the latest in Denver Sports, stay tuned here at Mile High Sports where you get daily coverage on your favorite teams, boots on the ground from our credentialed reporters. Every Team. Every Day. Subscribe to our channel: / milehighsports Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @MileHighSports Check out our website: MileHighSports.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Avalanche overcame a 2-0 first period deficit to take down the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on home ice, complete with a powerplay goal from the top unit in Brett McLean's first game as head coach, and four points from Nathan Mackinnon. Can the Avalanche keep up the powerplay improvements as they hit the road for a back to back vs. Philadelphia and New Jersey? Can TJ Hughes or Gavin Brindley lock down roster spots as the bottom six deals with injuries? 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.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.