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4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Cale Makar takes home his second Norris Trophy, further cementing his place among the NHL’s elite defensemen — but would he already be a Hall of Famer if he retired tomorrow? Then Rudo, AJ, and Eric dive into the complex world of NHL contracts: term vs. money, no-move clauses, over-35 bonuses, and everything in between. Plus, with a wave of intriguing RFAs possibly hitting the market, which names should the Colorado Avalanche be watching closely? Intro - 0:00 Cale Makar wins Norris Trophy - 1:00 Just the beginning - 9:33 HOF today? - 15:00 Breaking down contracts - 18:15 Interesting RFAs? - 50:40 An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports MERCH: https://store.allcitynetwork.com/collections/dnvr-locker SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DNVR_Sports Toyota: Visit Your Front Range Toyota Stores at a location near you - Toyota is the official vehicle of DNVR. Toyota - Let’s Go Places! First Bank: So, if you're ready for better banking and the chance to earn a little extra, head to efirstbank.com/bonus. Certain restrictions and requirements apply. Member FDIC. Hall of Fame App: Get a 7-Day Free Trial + 50% Off your first month with code DNVR. Just download the HOF app on iOS and Android or visit www.hofbets.com, enter code DNVR, and you’re all set. #ad Monarch Money: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarchmoney.com/dnvr bet365: Go to https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER UCHealth: Learn more about Living Like There’s A Tomorrow at https://www.uchealth.org/tomorrow/?utm_source=DNVR&utm_medium=Audio&utm_campaign=Brand_LLTIAT_Null_JFMFY25_AW_Null Coors Light: Delivery on Instacart at https://coorslight.com/DNVR. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Gametime: Download the app, create an account, and use code DNVR for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: DNVR for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. Get 10 FREE meals at https://hellofresh.com/freeavalanche. Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #coloradoavalanche #hockey #hockeypodcast

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0:00.0	Welcome in to the DNBR, Avalanche podcast.
0:04.0	We've got A.J. We've got Biggie. We've got Rudo coming to you live on the day.
0:09.0	Kail McCarr wins his second Norris trophy.
0:13.0	We were going to talk about RFAs. We're going to talk about contracts.
0:17.0	We'll get to all of that. But a little bit of change, of course, is this morning, you know,
0:21.7	Cale McCar.
0:22.7	I guess it's his fourth individual trophy for Count the Consmite and the Calder.
0:27.5	This is his second Norris.
0:30.8	Yeah, it's, look, no one here should be surprised.
0:36.3	Everyone knew Cail McCar was winning this trophy.
0:39.1	This was by game 70 of the season, it was pretty much wrapped up.
0:46.0	McCar hitting the ridiculous 30 goal mark.
0:49.6	McCar running away with the point lead of all defensemen.
0:53.5	It's completely deserved that
0:57.1	kale was I mean you know obviously you're never going to win a trophy unanimously
1:01.8	but what was like 176 first place votes out of 190 like ridiculous numbers
1:09.6	15 of 191 ballots did not have kale macar first place like it was a
1:15.0	dominant dominant win for him and all of those 15 had him in the top three still so it's not like
1:23.0	this is not like a couple years ago when nathan mckinon lost out therophy, just barely to Taylor Hall and five people didn't even have him on their ballot.
1:32.9	And I remember messaging one of them and he just was like, oh, man, I just forgot about him.
1:38.1	And I was like, how?
1:42.7	You what?
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