Colorado Avalanche top the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 in season opener. Is this the start of a championship run??
On today’s episode we break down the Avs’ impressive victory, highlighting Martin Necas’ two-goal performance and Nathan McKinnon’s record-breaking point. The discussion covers Josh Manson’s energizing fight, Cale Makar’s stellar play, and how the team’s evolving power play strategy just needs some time before the goals start going in. Of course we also get to our Subtext crew thoughts and the return of the Sound Check!
Don’t miss this in-depth analysis of Colorado’s path to success. Will the Avalanche’s strong start translate into long-term dominance?
0:00 Intro: Avalanche victory over Kings
5:22 Brindley impressive early, Manson fight changes momentum
10:36 Power play improvements and goal analysis
15:43 Wedgwood’s solid performance in net
20:16 Analyzing game stats and player performances
26:27 MacKinnon becomes Avalanche all-time points leader
31:32 Fan reactions and sound check selections
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18 Comments
damm mason lol ruined wedgies shutty, great first game though , glad they got one on the pp too that was looking iffy to start 1 for 5 or was it 7 by the end lol
Why is only 3-4 forwards playing up to 20 minutes, while the rest is playing 10-12 minutes?
Nice show guys…
I would have LOVED to stay awake, but those west coast games just kill me… 😂
But apparently now I know what's at the top off my Christmas list…
A BETTER POWER PLAY!!!..
What was it 1 of 6😢
The game was shaky, but a win is a win, I will take …
And dang Bednar wore the blue😂
1 for 7 on the PP still doing the same drop pass to MacK with speed. Apparently firing the special teams coach after the abysmal PPs during the first round of the cup means nothing on the PP changes.
This was a 2022 style of games for the Avs where they look like they aren’t going to control the game at the beginning but the other team gets tired and can’t keep the pace when the Avs kick it to another level.
The Manson hit was beautiful!! Then the brother of a UFC fighter has to come down a be put on the ice by Manson also 😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
So close to a shutout… wish we didn't take the dumb penalties for the 5-3 PP where we allowed a goal but i guess that just stats at the end of the day.
Avs looked really good.. Wedgewood was excellent. They played with grit and passion. Hope they keep it up and also hope the PP starts to get better. I agree with the hit and fight and how it ignited the team. The key to beating the Avs is to lull them to sleep, not fire them up.
What's up with Wedgie's pads, the blue color doesn't seem to match the jersey colors.
amazing first game for the boys, love to see it.
also side note, after mcdavid and connor singed their deals im feeling a lot better about getting necas in the 10-11m range, this is shaping up to be an awesome year.
Sluggish 1st period, but once the pace picked up, they set into their mode. We looked way more physical and hope thats a new trend for the season. Necas is just unhinged speed, in the zone hes who I was watching as hes dangerous on any side of the net.
This show is so much better without Kyle and his stupid intro
Definitely liking the look but think Elliot should be PP2 and Nuch PP1.
Ya can't win em all if you don't win the 1st one!~!😁🏒
Mason cut his eye when he fell to the ice at the end of the fight. He face planted pretty good 😂
Guy is coming off a multi year injury…”Gabe only played 11 minutes, what are we doing here???!” I literally can’t even deal with this shitty pod anymore
The first period was really frustrating with like 11 blocked shots by the Kings, and very sloppy all around with the Avs not really moving the puck well. But they REALLY got dialed in the second. I don't know if they shot their load in the second and then were gassed in the 3rd, or if the Kings just went batshit/bughouse crazy out of desperation, but that last period almost put me to sleep.
I've watched Devils games that were more fun than that 3rd period lol.
JOSH MANSON is the Dman the Avalanche NEED MORE OF! He's a PLAYOFF Dman and he showed why in Game 1 of regular season. As far as I'm concerned the blue line should be all Josh Manson sized/skilled guys and Cale Makar. The Girard's and Malinskis are regular season Dmen, MANIMALS are what they need for playoffs!