Joe Sakic held a media press conference on Thursday before a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Aarif and J.J. recap the presser in its entirety. They touch on Sakic's comments regarding Bowen Byram's personal leave, the trade deadline and some of the Avs' impending unrestricted free agents. They also break down his comments pertaining to a potential Nathan MacKinnon contract extension, Valeri Nichushkin's development and his thoughts on how the team has done so far in 2021-22. All that and more on this edition of Hockey Mountain High: Your go-to Avalanche Podcast.

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