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4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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The NHL has made some good decisions of late like going back to the olympics and putting on the Four Nations tournament, but they always seem to take 2 steps forward and 1 step back. How can they punch through and grow towards sports like Basketball? Intro - 0:00 Good or bad year for growing the game - 1:07 NHL Sticking with a decentralized draft? - 6:50 What else can the NHL do? - 17:39 What's the deal with Offer Sheets? - 26:10 Talking the Byram deal - 32:36 How quick will the first HC go this season? - 44:25 Of the new coaches who’s set up for success? - 54:54 📬 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 Cake Mortgage: Get started on your Cake Mortgage home loan today at https://start-nonqm-dnvr-sports.cakehome.com/ 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 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 BNBR Avalanche podcast.
0:05.7	We got Big E. and Ruto back.
0:10.7	I leave for like three days of the NHL completely fumbles the bag.
0:15.3	I'm over it.
0:16.1	I'm over it with this league sometimes.
0:18.9	I do want to give them a little bit of credit.
0:21.1	I do want to talk about some of their struggles, too.
0:24.8	Look, over the last season, I think it felt like the NHL was moving in the right direction
0:29.5	in a lot of ways.
0:30.5	You had a lot of success with the Four Nations tournament.
0:34.4	Viewership was up, at least before the finals of the Cup.
0:39.6	You saw them going back to the Olympics.
0:42.0	That felt like it was helping the players a lot.
0:43.9	The NHL was moving towards a lot of things that made sense.
0:47.7	Less All-Star Games in general, which nobody likes as they can move more towards more tournament-type stuff.
0:54.5	There were just a lot of positives coming out of the league this year.
0:58.8	I felt like when it comes to viewership and advertising and putting itself in the spotlight,
1:04.5	and then you get to this off-season.
1:07.8	And for more recent news, they announced opening day is October 7th for next season
1:15.0	and the avalanche have a 730 local start in L.A., which is bad enough.
1:21.0	That also means it's 8.30 in Colorado.
1:23.8	That also means unless you're a diehard, you're not watching east of the Mississippi
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