Sept 30th - Avalanche PxP Conor McGahey

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2:00Come out how you doing? You're a fellas. How are we doing up there, the boarding yet? Oh, well, I have Emmington fans. You know, wow, the thing is, sometimes you get immune to things. And so it's not the first time that they've seen a bad goal-tending performance in some little bit of weak defense. So it's game one, so what we'll see. But yes, there's not a lot of joy. There's some concern for sure here. What about in Colorado? Like that, that an unbelievable regular season. They're clear to the best team. There's no debate. But then they get to the playoffs and, you know, when they got to the Western Conference final, like I was stunned at how that series went. Yeah, I mean, I think everybody was, but and someone around here put it the best. They said the abs had a really bad week. And Vegas had a really good week, you know, because the Golden Knights were, they were good against Utah. They weren't great against Anna Heim, somehow the ducks were worse. Really good against us and then not great against Carolina.

3:02So you need to have four good series, Jared Bednar said that in his post-morting skate availability today, he said, you know, and on his show this morning in our station, he said, look, you need to do that for every series. And we didn't do that for every series. I don't think they deserved it necessarily get swept. Butters wouldn't go in the net. So I sometimes it's just as simple as, you know, we all have good days and bad days. The avalanche at a bad week and Vegas had a good week and that's, but you know, the abs loss in 21 to Vegas, they were up to nothing in that series. Golden Knights came back to Inforstory, Winnded, and Six. And that was the very famous Nathan McKinnon press conference. I haven't won S yet, right? And that was the Salar taste that fueled the 22 cup run, I think. And I get similar, similar feelings around here with, with a mostly intact roster from last year with, with three exceptions, the Ross Colton, Jack Dury, Valnetchukin, but

4:04for everybody else, the big mainstays here in Colorado, I think that it's a similar feeling to that. Yeah. And if you look at, because of the deadline, Aqua Gisengen such last year, so you lose Nathushkin, but their top stick still has Codrian, H.S. and Leckin and Landis Gog with Nelson and McKinnon. So like, their top six is, is pretty good. Jaden Schwartz comes in at T.J. Hughes also looks, I know it's preseason, but what did you make of those two players? They're both incredibly smart hockey players. And if there's one thing that I think Joe Sackick would know when he saw it, it'd be a smart hockey player, right? Yeah. But Jaden Schwartz, I mean, I've watched him play, he was at CC and I went to the University of Denver down here in Colorado. He just torched us all the time. Watched his entire career, obviously Captain the Blues, the Cup. And one of the greatest cup runs in modern history in 2019, but just 34, you know, feels

5:07like he's been around for a long time. But when you playing for Seattle for a couple of years, I feel like he just sort of got lost and nobody talked about him. And you can only carry so much water. So I think he was thrilled to be able to sign here. That's going to be a great addition as a third line winger. I think it's perfect to be a part of power play number two. As it stands right now, Landis Gog, Nelson and Cadre. Cadre is going to be on the wing. It is going to be your second line. But if you have to move Cadre somewhere else, I mean Schwartz can go right there, no problem. So fantastic signing. And TJ uses the same way. Jared Bednar keeps describing him. Excuse me, it's a re-bilt. He sees the game and there's a reason that he's been put on the first power play with McCarr and McKinnon. Not just anybody can go up there and do that. If you see the game similar to those two, I think that's a great compliment to how you can play and how you can think the game. And you know, he had a 4.9 on Friday versus the Jets.

6:10And that was a Jets roster that should start opening night, including Stuart Skinner. And those goals, you know, I know the one was kind of a leaky one on Skinner, but he was in the right place the right time. And he's a smart player. And I think that you don't captain Michigan. You're not a hobby baker, finalist, you're not a smart player. And he chose Colorado and Bednar said today as well. He said, he didn't make it because LaRue and O'Connor are not going to play on opening night. He earned that spot. And I think he earned it because of his skill, but mostly because of his brain. Therapy's biggest impact doesn't show up in some dramatic breakthrough. It shows up in the smallest moments. You bite your tongue instead of escalating. You put your phone down instead of firing off that text. To say what you actually mean instead of what would hurt someone else the most, nobody applaud those moments, but they quietly change your life. That's what growing feels like.

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9:12I mean, so I don't know where there is too predictable or they're just trying to pass the puck into the net because 27th in the NHL at 17% with that type of personal on the ice is not good enough. You're 25th on home ice and it's interesting because the penalty kill was number one overall number one on the road very good. You know, Colorado won a Jennings trophy. So the puck was going to the net plenty and it was staying out plenty. There just wasn't on the power play. They've had a couple months now to think about it and to think out of fix it and maybe with putting TJ used the bumper at land of scotch in front of the cannon along the wall someplace that he doesn't spend a ton of time goal line extended down to the corner. That's some place that they didn't really live. We see a ton of teams do a weer and u-tops the preseason finale on Saturday and that's where it cool he just exists right at the side of the net and he's going to pass. He's going to shoot the constant threat and that's something that the avalanche never

10:16really did. And I think after what happened in that Vegas series are open to exploring all kinds of possibilities. They know it's not even close to being good enough. I think if you're going to win and go far you have to be top ten in both categories. The PK was solid. We expect that to be the exact same even with Logan O'Connor and Zach LaRue out to get it going here but the power play has more pressure on it than anything else when it comes to the Colorado avalanche this season. Parker Kelly 21 goals last year. It was phenomenal. Right now he's listed as the 4C but isn't really play the 4C does he? No not really. The beauty of Ken Moore Alberta. Absolute one of my favorite people ever. He can play center. I think Jared likes him on the wingboard. He's more successful there but there's that internet video with Scott Sterling. He's stopping all the PKs in the soccer game.

11:18It's like an early video. That's kind of like Parker Kelly. He's out there. He's just selling out. I think there was a sequence where he blocked six shots. So he started calling him Scott Sterling. But the defensive aspect, the hard work aspect finally turned into offensive prowess and he's got skill. He's got the best breakaway score on the team if you can believe that. He absolutely shreds the breakaway at the end of practice and they're going 11 and 7. And I just start out tonight with the injuries to LaRue and O'Connor, Juleson will be the seventh defensive for the ads. And so that means the Parker Kelly is going to get a different time with Nicholas Waw and maybe PJ Hughes down there. Schwartz will take a couple bites. But yeah, no center is not usually where he lives. He's usually on the wing, but the good thing about Parker Kelly is he goes wherever you tell him to go. Yeah. And hey, Dad, when you have a guy in the bottom who doesn't play power play timer, really

12:20a little bit here and there, but produces that much. That's huge for a team. No question. He's constant energy. He is always always going going back to his days as a member of the the Prince Albert Raiders. What one last one for you? Look at the at the blue line of the and one storyline that I know it's one that it's hard to ignore, but the ages wonder Brent Burns and the quest for the Iron Man. How much how much talk will that have this year? Hey, it'll it'll be talked about every single night. You got one thousand seven now trying to get past a thousand and sixty four said by Phil Castle. So yeah, we there will be I guarantee a graphic put on television every single night about the Brent Burns Iron Man, but maybe he'll get there faster now that all the hair and the beard has been trimmed off and down a little bit more. He looks he doesn't look forty one anymore. He's back to be in twenty eight again. So he wanted to come back. The team wanted him back and you know, kind of like Parker Kelly on with the forward group. I mean, Burns is sort of that character for the back end and you need that.

13:23You really do. And I think he was using a plus forties last year. Yes. Remember correctly, which is which is beyond impressive. How reliable is that guy to have on your on your blue line? So if if all goes according to plan, the net record should be his in a couple of months time here. Yeah, I think it's February 13th. The whole game against Columbus would be the record breaking night. If you get there and I really hope he does get there. It's amazing to see the guy has a missed a game since 2013 since November of like 2013. Crazy. It's absolutely wild. We've got to enjoy it. We always look forward to the orders. Apps games are always entertaining and best luck in the season. We'll talk again soon. Thanks boys. Call anytime. Guessing is for game shows, not your business. Workday is the enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT with AI grounded in your context to get work done and done right. It's a new work day. Meet the Red Bull Dragonberry Emergized.

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