Is a Crosby trade to Colorado on the horizon?
On today’s episode I break down recent changes to the show’s structure and analyzes the NHL’s decision to stick with a decentralized draft. The discussion covers persistent Sidney Crosby trade rumors, Nikolai Kovalenko’s surprising KHL return, and Joel Kiviranta’s free agency status offering insights on potential Avalanche roster moves and the impact of recent signings on players like Josh Manson.
Will the Avalanche make a blockbuster move for Crosby? Can Colorado’s front office navigate the evolving NHL landscape? Tune in for expert analysis on the team’s offseason strategy and upcoming challenges.
0:00 Intro: Future of Locked On Avalanche podcast
10:14 Sidney Crosby trade rumors and possibilities
15:55 Nikolai Kovalenko returning to KHL
20:33 Update on Joel Kiviranta’s free agency
25:45 Owners’ influence on NHL draft format
31:19 Fun questions: Coaching Vegas, pet names
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31 Comments
Love your show and look forward to the new co-host as well. Keep up the great work.
Pittsburg is getting like 5th last place this year and next year not sure why crosby would want that. He dosnt care to win anymore i guess
Crosy did say he wants what's best for the team. It's why he is staying. Per his words. So if they tell him we need X. Yeah trade. Imo
That deal looks like an absolute steal now. Blackwood has potential for large jump going into n next season.
Only major flaw I see left is the defensive core. Really seems to me that Necas and Girard are bout to be packaged out for something large.
This is the way Betts and the old guard have done everything. They change something, it goes horrible. They stick to their guns. Look at how horrible the division setting in the playoffs has been. Yet, it stays the same.
HOOP
Great show like always. Both of you guys are awesome. I will absolutely miss Kyle and wish him the best and I agree having 2 hosts works better.
Shaggy isn't even gone for a day and Chris is already bringing out the Crosby trade talk hahaha JK
Our puppy's name is Gabe
Gonna miss you Kyle been a fan for years. Keep it up Chris!
How do I apply to hang out on the show every day?!
mcdavid winning a cup .. will never happen lol 😛
draft day is a watever , the bigger issue is broadcasting rights going on right now and for the for seeable future thanks to the stupid deal they did with rogers ,tons and tons of ppl are canceling there subs to the sportsnet app(rogers) 30% increase in price and nothings changed and it went up 30% last year , they said they did it to be competitive while apparently the nfl packages are like $12 a month lol not $32,thye black out games u have no choice in broadcast feed ,and i think it was during the playoffs last year all of canada got booted off cause everyone was somehow not in canada watching lmao the nhl claims they wanna try and grow and reach new audiences etc well they jsut keep taking giant leaps backs wards when u cant even watch the games u want ,i live in alberta my dads an oilers fan , they were playing in vancouver , game was blacked out on the west channel and the game of course is blacked on for us on the pacific channel cause were in the west lmao this is on shaw network satellite which is rogers , amazing work they do over there lmao and we pay $116 a month for that garbage with maybe 30 channels 50 if u count the tsn and sportsnet ones which 8/10 of em u cant watch cause yep blacked out lmao this coming year will be the lowest viewings for the nhl unless thye can some how factor in the pirate sites cause every one is heading to the high seas
if crosby does come to the avs it will be a good day cause lol he will for sure be back on the podcast hehhehehee the return of DOOM
What's this season's slogan? In the past, they've been coined by mgmt (Younger/Faster, Harder To Play Against), so maybe this one comes from Nate (I don't know what we're gonna do). 25-26 Avs slogan: We Know What We're Gonna Do.
Crosby is a massive profit generator for FSG. They wouldn't approach him for a trade. He might request it, but he won't be approached for a trade.
No pets, but my venus flytraps are Georgie and Frankie.
My wife and I have said that our next dog will be "Landy."
Chris you can hold this thing down solo. You lost your wingman but you can for sure do this
My cats don't have sports names, but I have a metal goat out in my garden named Gretzky. Burns would only make me think of evil Mr. Burns from the Simpsons lol
Growing up, my neighbor and a good friend had a Husky, absolutely awesome dog, named Hejduk
I'm not even watching this video, just here to say STOP. Bringing in Crosby is not the long term answer, and the rumors are just silly. Moving Girard is the only acceptable long term answer. NOW if Girard is apart of the move that gets Crosby then f***ing GREAT even better! But that caliber of move coming from this GM??? I'll believe it when I see it.
The thing that everyone outside of Pittsburgh overlooks is that Crosby signed a new contract last summer knowing full-well that the team wasn't going to be good and that he wouldn't be seeing the playoffs anytime soon.
The door was open to leave and he didn't take it, and it's not as if he didn't know that the team would be exactly where they are right now. Stop believing creations of the Toronto media.
Kittiranta…
Chris, I’m going to make it a personal goal to one day make VGK your second least favorite NHL team!!!😂
34:01 My mom and I love Chris Cornell too! We got to see one of his last shows with Soundgarden in somerset Wisconsin in 2017!
Heres my "mock trade" for Crosby:
To Colorado: S. Crosby
To Pittsburgh: 2027 1st RD, 2028 2nd, S.Girard, and R. Colton.
I just dont know how the avs make this trade work for them. It will be picks and roster players. You probably need to include girard, and if you do now there is a 2nd pairing d man they have to replace. I just dont see it happening. I also dont think its worth talking about until either Pittsburgh or Crosby talk about it
Great Show today Chris!!
My dog does not have a sport name, but I could see some one who is a Simpsons fan naming their animal.. Mr. Burns.
And after Luca was traded to LA and Stamkos was traded to Nashville NOTHING surprises me anymore😂😂
I did not the draft at all. I watched for maybe 30min and had to turn it off. I truly hope they go back to the drawing board on this one.
I named my dog Maks for MacKinnon and Makar. Going way back, I did have a dog, Mikko, but that was back in 2006 (well before Rantanen) and more along the lines of Kimmo Timonen and Niko Kapanen combo….just liked them as players.
A Crosby acquisition would be the only saving grace for CMac’s incompetency over the years.