Welcome in to the DNVR Avalanche podcast. That's Eric. That's AJ. I'm Ruto. We are answering some listener questions today. So it should be a fun show. We might get into some interesting topics. We might get into, I don't know. Some uninteresting topics.

I mean, that's all you all for asking boring questions at that that's on y'all for asking boring questions at that point.

If that's what happens, I don't know what to tell you.

I'm sorry.

I don't know. It should be interesting. I was expecting more questions about the season, given how close we were. Yeah, we didn't get that many. Usually mailbags have that cadence to them That kind of rhythm where it's like

At the start of the summer it's all free agency and draft and trades and all that. And then through the summer, it's just like predict a year into the future. And then after that, it's the start of the season. And then we talk about the deadline for four straight months. Yep. Love the deadline. That's what everyone wants to know. It's always who's the next trade. Who's the next big... You think teams start talking about deadlines early? We start talking about the deadline like the third week of the season. Oh, yeah. I think the deadline's like every day for those guys. You know what I mean? Like, you're just trying to get it. And sometimes it takes that long, you know.

People think it's like Xbox, right?

You just click on it and then you make a trade and it's like, oh, it's done.

Oh, the bar filled up. Yeah, yeah. It's a great deal. It takes time. It takes time. I do want to start with this question that has kind of been the topic of the last month or so in the offseason.

Nikolai Kogelenko.

Obviously, A. question that has kind of been the topic of the last month or so in the offseason.

Nikolai Kovov, obviously Igor Laryonov, saying he thinks Kovulenko should be a top

six player in Denver, a lot of chatter about a strong start for him in the KHL.

What is a realistic expectation for Kvalenko this year when he comes over in March, April,

whenever it is?

I mean, I just think after an entire KHL season, you know, KHL season starts a lot earlier

than the HL season, so he will be playing competitive hockey for a while.

For a long time by the time he gets here.

I just think, I'm not saying he can't be a top six guy.

I'm saying it's after the deadline.

It's after, it's after an entire season.

They'll know what they have in Ryan Johansson, Ross Colton, and Jonathan Duran.

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