Who Has Been the MOST Underrated Avalanche Players this Season?

DNVR Colorado Avalanche Podcast

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4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Nathan MacKinnon just hit 1,100 career points, and the Colorado Avalanche stars are rolling—but on today’s DNVR Avalanche Podcast, we’re spotlighting the unsung heroes on the Avs roster. Is the most underrated player Jack Drury for his faceoff wins, penalty-kill impact, and defensive minutes in the bottom six? Or is it Josh Manson leveling up with physical edge and steady two-way play, or Artturi Lehkonen doing the dirty work in the top six while still producing? Drop your pick for the most underrated Avalanche player in the comments, and make sure to like, subscribe, and catch the full DNVR Avs show all week. DNVR Avalanche Podcast AJ Haefele, Rudo, & Bailey Curtis break down who are the most UNDERRATED Players on the Colorado Avalanche roster. #nhl #hockey #coloradoavalanche #avalanche #goavsgo #avs 📬 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	Nathan McKinnon just hit 1100 points in his career.
0:03.9	The avs stars seem like they're back to clicking on all cylinders,
0:07.4	and they often get all of the credit.
0:10.1	This is the DNVR Avalanche podcast.
0:12.0	And my question is not about the superstars,
0:14.0	but it is, who's the most underrated player on the Colorado Avalanche?
0:20.2	What you got?
0:22.5	Me? You're making me go first?
0:25.4	Yeah, I don't want to first.
0:26.5	To be completely honest, and I feel like it's been
0:34.0	swept under the rug a little bit with how little
0:37.4	production he's created recently in the bottom six.
0:40.6	But I feel like Jack Jury has not been as much of a conversation as he should be.
0:45.9	Wow.
0:46.4	Pick the case.
0:47.3	What a shock.
0:49.3	Whoa.
0:51.3	And it, like, yes, okay, I'm familiar with Jack Dury. Give me all the crap in the world.
0:57.2	But I, there's something to be said about a lot of the underlying numbers that he provides to, like, I mean, and face-offs being the biggest one there too.
1:09.9	But like outside of that as well, like the minutes that he's playing, they're meaningful
1:14.5	minutes. When you talk about, you know, how guys are producing off of the puck, too, he's playing
1:19.6	meaningful penalty kill minutes. He's, even when they're shortening the bench a little bit,
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