Colorado Avalanche face roster shakeup as Logan O’Connor undergoes second hip surgery. Will this unexpected setback reshape the Avs’ offseason strategy?
We break down the impact of O’Connor’s 5-6 month recovery timeline on the team’s plans. The hosts explore potential right wing free agent targets, from high-profile names like Mitch Marner to budget-friendly options such as Pius Suter. Plus, a deep dive into Cale Makar’s stellar season performance, including his impressive 30-goal campaign and playoff contributions.
Tune in for expert analysis on how the Avalanche might navigate their salary cap constraints while addressing roster needs. Can Colorado’s front office pull off another offseason masterclass to keep their championship window wide open?
0:00 Logan O’Connor’s surgery and recovery
5:16 Avalanche injury concerns and timeline skepticism
10:19 Free agent right wingers and Mitch Marner
22:16 Cale Makar’s season grade and performance
27:32 Analyzing Makar’s impressive NHL Edge stats
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8 Comments
It is a little worrisome that he had this done last year too…he played very well against Dallas, so there's that…hate this for him
Come on Chris, you posted my one negative sentence about Cale 😅. The rest of what I said was that we get so used to Cale producing offensively, and scoring crazy goals from the blue line, that when he plays the more traditional defenseman, we think something is wrong. But yes, we are very spoiled to have players like Nate and Cale and I feel like sometimes we forget just how lucky we are to have such generational talent on the same team at the same time. Cale is one of those players that will inspire the next several hockey generations to come.
Yep sadly Dallas didnt know about this stats on Makar……
I was surprised and a little worried. LOC might have to change the physicality of his game. Hate to see this happen to such a hard-working player.
i gave cale 2 fs ……. fu cking fantastic
I thought Ross C was a C/RW, why cant he be the 3 C with wood and Kiviranta
cale wasnt a ghost in the playoffs … but his sticks did seemed to be cursed with how often he was missing the net , usually hes like 8/10 for hitting the net .. playoffs it was like 1/10…2/10 at best 🙁 , i remember just one shift we had dallas pinned in there end he missed the net 4 times in one shift smh no deflections or blocks straight up missed . cale gets an A his sticks get an F and i hope they all got burned .
It’s the same. He said that last time it just was a quick fix, this time it is a more thoroughly treatment.