Second line center is one of the main points of focus for the Avalanche this offseason in order to get back to Stanley Cup contention, so how could they be planning to address it? Who are some center options for the Avalanche on trade market and the free agent market? What would the Avs have to give up for a second line center in a trade? Are there even any good center options on the UFA market? Elias Lindholm, please? Also, the Panthers are on the Stanley Cup Final, and Stars completely collapsed in Game 3 after being abandoned by Jamie Benn. Will Vegas sweep and wrap this series up?

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For the first time in show history, the Tell It Avs It Is Mailbag is open! Answering listener questions ranging from second line center, a hypothetical XHL league, and the Nordiques. But first, the Conference Finals through two games have been outstanding with all four games going to overtime. Both the Panthers and Golden Knights are up 2-0, but can either Dallas or Carolina mount a comeback? Are there any lessons the Avs can learn from these final four teams heading into next season?

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Avalanche news may be lacking, but the NHL . The Coyotes time in Arizona may be coming to a close falling the failed vote to approve the arena plan in Tempe, leaving them with very few options as relocation now becomes a far more realistic option with almost nowhere else to go. The Stanley Cup Playoffs still march on, and the Conference Finals are set with two razor close series. Can Florida continue their unlikely run against the machine of the Hurricanes? Is there any way that both Vegas and Dallas can lose in the Western Conference Final? Also, what's this about William Nylander being connected to the Avalanche?

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The Avalanche have a bunch of upcoming unrestricted free agents this offseason, including several important key players from last season. Which Avs UFAs will be back next year, and which ones would be better off walking in free agency? Also, looking at the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the second round begins to wrap up. Is it time for the Maple Leafs to blow it up after another disappointing exit? Also, it's time to end the narrative that a Carolina/Florida Conference Final is bad for the league.

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The Avalanche will be without Gabe Landeskog for the entire 2023-24 season, after Landeskog underwent cartilage replacement surgery to deal with the injury that kept him out of last season. Can the Avalanche still compete without their captain again next season? Can they build a more complete team with that $7M opened up for the season? Also, some reports on Bo Byram's potential next contract have surfaced, what could the contracts for him and Alex Newhook look like this offseason? Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks won the draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard in the draft next month, putting the league's failure to punish them for their treatment of Kyle Beach on full display.

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As the Avs offseason is still in the early stages, Cale Makar has been nominated for the Norris Trophy for the third straight season, does he have a chance at actually winning the thing after the season Erik Karlsson had? It's finally time for the Connor Bedard draft lottery, will the lottery balls keep him out of the Central Division and out of the Avs hair for the foreseeable future? Finally, the full playoff update. Is Seattle actually just really good, and are the Maple Leafs really pathetic enough to get swept after finally winning a round?

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The Avalanche's season is over early this year after the first round exit to Seattle, and so where do they go from here? The guys take a look back at the Avalanche season that was, complete with injuries and adversity, but still a surprisingly large amount of things to be proud of and move forward with into the future. How well are the Avalanche positioned for the future, and what can they do this offseason to be better next season? Finally, looking at the second round of the playoffs thus far, and what's to come before the Stanley Cup is handed out.

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The Avalanche's season has come to an end as they lose Game 7 to the Seattle Kraken 2-1. It was far from a bad game for the Avs, but the bounces went against them, and they waited too long in the series to show up to blame bad luck. While this season has come to close, this was a long and exhausting season from start to finish full of injuries and adversity, and it's hard to walk away from this season to negative given everything that's happened. The guys give their thoughts on what's been an incredible journey over the last year, and what's next for the Avalanche in what will be an offseason full of questions.

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The two best words in hockey, Game 7. The Avalanche dominate Game 6 in Seattle with a 4-1 win and force a winner take all Game 7 back in Denver. This is the Avs hockey we've been waiting for all series long, and there were no passengers from start to finish in their best effort of the series. However, the Department of Player Safety allowed Jordan Eberle to get away with fracturing Andrew Cogliano's neck, who is now out indefinety while Eberle will be allowed to play in Game 7. But now, it all comes to down to a winner take all, and the Avalanche have proved they can handle the Kraken so long as they play their best. Can they do it one more time, and advance to Round 2 for a matchup with the Dallas Stars?

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The Avalanche season will be on the line on Friday in Game 6 following a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken in Game 5. It's just not good enough, the Avs are not doing enough to get the job done. Game 5 hardly felt like a playoff game at all, and the intensity was entirely lacking as the Avalanche stars once again had to try to do everything themselves with unsustainable ice times. Cale Makar was suspended for this game, taking another important player out of the lineup. Do the Avs have it in them to force a Game 7?

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