The Sam Malinski Effect on the Colorado Avalanche | DNVR Avalanche Podcast

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4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Sam Malinski recently signed a 4 year, $19 million deal with the Avs. What does that mean for Sam Malinski’s role on the team? What does this mean for the Avs’ blue line moving forward? Plus, will injury give an Avs goalie a shot at the Olympics this year? Intro - 0:00 Quick News - 1:15 Let’s talk Malinski - 9:40 Fancy stats - 21:13 Sammy G on the out? - 38:20 Devon Toews as an X-Factor - 47:00 Second best d-man of the season? - 52:50 📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter 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	We got done with a heinous back-to-back situation, but there's a little bit of news that we missed from this week.
0:24.0	But I do want to touch on and dive into got AJ.
0:28.2	We got Ruto, Bailey here.
0:31.0	First off, before we get into the fun, mostly-aft related stuff here today.
0:42.6	A little bit of news that I was intrigued by dropped to the other day.
0:47.9	Logan Thompson, one of the three goaltenders heading to Milan with Team Canada,
0:49.1	was announced as day to day.
0:53.5	With an upper body injury, they called up a backup goal tender.
1:00.0	Very interesting with as close as the Olympics are looming.
1:06.0	And, you know, the big conversation here has been Jordan Bittington, maybe not being the right answer here for this team Canada.
1:10.0	Maybe.
1:20.3	But I mean, McKenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgwood have posted much better numbers.
1:23.1	And now there's maybe an opening.
1:27.0	So it looms the question or it begs the question.
1:31.4	Is this a conversation that needs to happen and should they be involved in it?
1:40.0	Well, first of all, it's all the more reason to get with our presenting sponsor Bet365 and Bet Against Canada at the Olympics.
1:42.4	So do that.
1:46.0	Absolutely. But in seriousness, I do think this becomes an interesting conversation if Logan Thompson is hurt enough to actually miss a significant portion of the Olympics.
1:56.0	We know that Wedgwood and Blackwood were at least in the conversation for Team Canada when
2:01.8	they were making the initial roster selections. And you get into this interesting situation now
2:08.4	where let's face it, the hockey world has always been a what have you done for me lately
2:13.2	league in the NHL and around the game in general.
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