Will Avalanche Players' Olympic Success Help Them WIN the Stanley Cup?

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4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics are officially over, and now the Colorado Avalanche turn the page to the NHL stretch run with a Stanley Cup mindset. This DNVR Avalanche mini pod with Justin Michaels, Rudo, & Bailey Curtis breaks down whether Olympic momentum (and medal-fueled confidence) can translate into playoff dominance—especially for Martin Necas, who looked like a difference-maker on the world stage. Plus, what does a silver-medal “chip on the shoulder” mean for stars like Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Devon Toews as the Avs chase another championship? #nhl #hockey #coloradoavalanche #avalanche #goavsgo #avs #winterolympics #olympics #stanelycup 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	The Olympics is officially over, and the Aves brought home six medals, including three silvers, two bronzes, and the one gold.
0:09.8	Celebrate, enjoy it, especially if you're the U.S. or maybe hate it, if you're Canada.
0:14.1	Fair enough.
0:14.7	But things move on towards a Stanley Cup now for the Aves players.
0:19.4	And the question is, can success at the Olympics be
0:22.6	translated to playoff success, especially for someone like Marty Natchez? Natchez has the,
0:29.8	I don't know if it's totally fair, but it follows him around that he hasn't had
0:34.7	playoff success. Can this be the stepping stone for him to
0:38.4	finally figure it out in the big games? Yes, is the short answer to this. Long answer being
0:46.6	confidence is a huge thing for a player like Martine Nettches, and something that's been
0:54.0	paraded around recently
0:55.6	in talking with guys as practice starts to rant back up is that's not really anything
1:01.7	Martin Nettius is short of when you look at what he's been able to create in an Ave's sweater,
1:06.9	the chances the way he moves the puck. It's no doubt that he is a stellar player and can play with a
1:14.9	lot of that confidence. But being able to go into this Olympic saying, like, all I need to do is
1:20.7	produce for my team and then became the best player on his team, I think is a huge boost to an already booming amount of confidence
1:32.3	for a guy like Martine Natchez. And if that's the mindset that he's going into this kind of last
1:39.3	stretch of regular season games with, and that can, you know, boost him into the playoffs.
1:46.5	Like that's only going to help a situation.
1:49.3	Like sometimes players like him need a bit of an ego boost.
1:53.1	And I feel like this Olympics was exactly that for a guy like Martine Natchez.
1:59.4	I think there's something to be said about going toe to toe with the best of your
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