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4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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The Colorado Avalanche have a stacked lineup top to bottom. Any one player can make a difference on any given night, which got us to thinking… At each position, who would be the team’s X factor for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs? Intro - 0:00 Quick Naz update - 1:00 X Factors (Top 6) - 3:30 Bottom 6 - 20:02 Defense - 34:25 Goaltending- 48:00 The one X-Factor over all - 50:50 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: DNVRSR for 40% off 2+ pairs of 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	It's a secret.
0:03.3	Don't tell the other teams.
0:12.8	What is going on, everyone?
0:14.4	Welcome into the D&R, Adelaunch podcast live from the Toyota Lounge and brought to you by Bet, 365.
0:25.3	We got Ruto, we got J. Mike, we got Bailey here coming at you on an abs off day.
0:29.9	Boys are traveling back to Denver to get in town just in time for tomorrow's home game.
0:36.1	But until then, until we have a lot more, hopefully fun to talk about.
0:37.6	Yesterday's game was fun.
0:38.2	It was.
0:43.2	We got a fun topic and segment plan for you guys for this show.
0:51.1	First off, before we get into any of that, a little bit of news to come from Coach Bednar this morning.
0:52.4	It is official.
0:55.3	Nasm Kadri has a finger injury.
0:55.7	Yep.
0:58.2	Not ideal.
1:04.7	I said he should miss maybe a couple games and then they're going to kind of evaluate what his readiness looks like for the playoffs.
1:07.9	Doesn't sound super worried about it, but at the same time when you hear going to reevaluate for the playoffs doesn't sound super worried about it, but the same time when you hear going to
1:12.9	reevaluate for the playoffs, maybe a couple alarms go off in your head a little bit.
1:18.5	It obviously depends on the severity of the injury, but, you know, we saw Nazim Cadry score
1:23.2	a game winning goal in the Stanley Cup final with a messed up thumb.
1:26.5	You can play through everything.
1:27.2	So I don't think I'm too worried about a finger injury.
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