The Colorado Avalanche are looking to make their way back to the Stanley Cup Final after being upset in the first round by the Seattle Kraken in the 2023 Playoffs. Chris Micieli of Locked On Avalanche joins Locked On NHL to discuss how a revamped roster around superstars Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Maker and Mikko Rantanen is set up to get the 2022 Stanley Cup Champs back to the top of the Western Conference, as they stared down a full season without injured captain Gabriel Landeskog. What is the biggest storyline surrounding the Avs ahead of the season? What was their biggest offseason move? Who is their most important player? Who is a player on the verge of a breakout? And what’s at stake if this isn’t a successful season for Colorado? All that and more on our Locked On NHL Season Preview.

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