Sam Girard Traded to Pittsburgh for Brett Kulak | DNVR Avalanche EMERGENCY POD

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4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Brett Kulak is an Av! The Avalanche officially dive into the defensemen trade market as they flip Sam Girard to the Penguins along with a 2028 2nd round pick. The Move makes sense as a fit for the Avs needs but is the price to expensive? AJ and Rudo breakdown the move on this emergency pod Intro - 0:00 Instant reaction - 1:00 Sammy’s numbers - 6:15 Kulak’s numbers - 10:10 Expensive? - 15:00 Cap space - 20:30 3C is the priority now - 28:10 Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge next to your name!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aOXvlqQqMlTFvbbAarD-A/join 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! Monarch: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarch.com with code 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 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 a DNVR avalanche emergency podcast.
0:07.3	Sam Gerard has officially been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in return for Brett
0:12.9	Kulak.
0:13.6	The abs also send a second round pick in 28.
0:18.0	Look, the writing has been on the wall for a while that Gerard might be the the odd one out on the defense, and the abs neither of the different left-handed.
0:24.4	We'll get into all the details and break it all down for you.
0:27.1	AJ and Ruto coming to you live for an emergency pod.
0:31.5	The abs have a knack for catching us.
0:33.7	Look, we were going to do our trade board show for our regular show today which we still will but
0:38.6	now that's going to be a lot of centers and not as many defensemen a j immediate reactions to
0:44.7	gerard for kulek well you're talking about the trade board but i had literally just got done writing a piece
0:51.4	of best fits for the avalanche at the deadline.
0:57.2	And number one on my list was Brett Kulak.
1:00.2	And, I mean, I started at defensemen first.
1:01.3	They weren't actually, like, ranked.
1:06.6	It was just Brett Kulak was at the top of my list of defensemen that I really liked in terms of playing the avalanche style of game and filling a need.
1:16.5	Now, he's a pending UFA, so I am a little on the fence about the value that they gave up for it.
1:25.3	But I think it had become very, very obvious that Sam Gerard
1:31.9	had played his way out of Denver and Sam Malinsky had played his way into the contract
1:36.7	extension that he got. All of that writing was on the wall, which I'm sure killed, I mean just killed some of the trade value that Sam Gerard might have had a month ago or so.
1:52.2	But I think the initial reaction is when Brett Kulak became a Pittsburgh penguin, my first thought was he'd be a pretty good half.
2:02.1	He's been a guy for the Edmonton Oilers the last couple of years that you watched and you
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