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We’re back! Finally! What’s wrong with Steve and Geoff, not putting out a show since last season?! They answer that question right off the bat, but still. Inexcusable.   There’s a lot to catch up on in this episode. The entirety of the Avs regular season, the first round dismantling of the Blues, and what to expect as they take on the Vegas Golden Knights. Plus a rather lengthy discussion of the maddening inconsistency of NHL suspensions.   In our last show, Morgan (@morgannaanna) tried to call in, but was thwarted by Zoom-browsing trolls. We promised to have her in the next week. Ten months later, we finally made good on that, and got to have her on to discuss how hockey fans got through the pandemic, and what to expect as we head into the arena for the first time. BONUS: her dog makes a surprise appearance with a squeaky toy.   If that’s not worth a nearly year-long wait, we don’t know what is. (Ed. Note: Nothing is worth that wait. Seriously, guys. Get it together.)   Look for new episodes on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

Hockey is back! After a 5-month hiatus, the NHL is back for the 2020 playoffs, and we’re along for the ride. We speak with Dave Sandford (@Dave_Sandford), the NHL photographer who captured the amazing picture of Kadri’s (literal) last-second goal against the Blues, and he walks us through how you capture a moment like that, what it’s like living in the playoff bubble in Edmonton, and where that picture ranks among his favorite shots. Then we open up the phone lines (or Zoom room, whatever) and talk with a few of our listeners, with only minimal interference from trolls. It’s playoff time, everybody! Let’s go Avs!   Look for new episodes on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

Love it or hate it, everybody had an opinion about last weekend's Stadium Series game at the US Air Force academy. Between multi-hour traffic delays, deep mug over most of the parking area, and concession stands running out of supplies there was a lot to complain about. There was also an entertaining game with fantastic production values set against an amazingly scenic backdrop. Grant Beery (@voteforgrant) and Erica (EricaAnd3cats) join us to tell their versions of the game. This episode is brought to you commercial free by “Running Late For The Avs Game”. Look for new episodes every Friday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

Hampus Liedman is in the studio today all the way from Sweden. The Swedish Songsmith is making his first U.S. trip to watch the Avs play, and he joined us to walk us through the international effort that went into his newest Avs composition, how hard it is to stay awake to see games in Scandinavia, and WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON WITH PETER FORSBERG’S GAME SHOW (spoiler: we get more excited about it on this show than most people in Sweden). (More on Liedman here) We weren't actually in England last week as the Twitterverse said. Steve explains what happened to the first Ep. 24.  And we dish our plans for the Stadium Series game on Saturday. Here's all the info you could ever need about the game.  Look for new episodes every Friday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

We’ve talked over the last few weeks about the special sweaters for the outdoor Air Force Academy game, so we decided to bring in an expert. Grant Beery (@voteforgrant) owns more hockey jerseys than some of us own shirts, so he knows what makes one worth buying. We also chat about the All-Star game, and if any of it was worth watching. Plus: are we getting closer to seeing Avs games on Comcast again? No. No, we aren’t. Look for new episodes every Friday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

New logo, who dis? Hey hecklers, can we all be adults at games? We're all there to watch hockey. Chris Otto ran into Steve at a game and now he's in our studio, er, random room at 9NEWS. He's got a good Joe Sakic story.  And here's that link the Peter Forsberg/Swedish game show thing. Look for new episodes every Friday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

Jay Vean from The Avs Hockey Podcast (@AvsPodcast) joins the show, he's been podcasting for 13 seasons and, as Steve says, rules Avs Twitter – #goAvsgo! Jay explains #AvsTwitterPsychic, how things have changed in the NHL over the years and the future of the Avs.  Look for new episodes every Friday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

Big announcement: Episodes will now drop every Friday!  In this episode, we talk the Joonas Donskoil hit, missed calls, injuries and retaliation. Steve even talks about protractors, remember those? And we finally let our digital producer (@dacialjohnson) be on the show (she wrote this – and writes all of our show notes and episode titles).  Look for new episodes every Friday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

We chat about the hockey community on Twitter with Avs fan Joey Suyeishi (@avrilanche), parking secrets at the Pepsi Center and Steve rants about concession stands being closed during sold-out games. Look for new episodes every Tuesday. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS: https://www.9news.com/avalanche Follow From the Cheap Seats: https://twitter.com/9cheapseats Follow hosts Steve Stager (https://twitter.com/SteveStaeger) and Geoff Sawtell (https://twitter.com/fake_dante) Email: cheapseats@9news.com Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: http://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/+9news/posts Snapchat: Denver9NEWS Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/9news/ 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.

We're coming to you from Chicago on stop No. 2 of our Avs road trip! Look for new episodes every Tuesday. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS: https://www.9news.com/avalanche Follow From the Cheap Seats: https://twitter.com/9cheapseats Follow hosts Steve Stager (https://twitter.com/SteveStaeger) and Geoff Sawtell (https://twitter.com/fake_dante) Email: cheapseats@9news.com Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: http://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/+9news/posts Snapchat: Denver9NEWS Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/9news/ 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Harjas Grewal calls in to talk about injuries (teeth knocked out, skate cuts, you know ... ) and if the Avs really are one of the most injured teams this year. He's a University of Manitoba Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation resident. Grewal said he's tweeting about players' injuries during this NHL season as a new project.  Look for new episodes every Tuesday. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS: https://www.9news.com/avalanche Follow From the Cheap Seats: https://twitter.com/9cheapseats Follow hosts Steve Stager (https://twitter.com/SteveStaeger) and Geoff Sawtell (https://twitter.com/fake_dante) Email: cheapseats@9news.com Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: http://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/+9news/posts Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/9news/ 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.    

A fan from Snow Lake, Manitoba joins the show, his reaction to an Avs goal was caught on camera and has basically become a meme. (OK, technically a GIF, you can watch it here.)  And a quick update on Altitude Sports and its "digital town hall" about showing the AVs on TV.  Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

Ryan S. Clark is back to talk injuries: NBC Sports says it all happened after forward Matt Calvert was struck in the side head by an Elias Pettersson shot from point-blank range and remained down on the ice, bleeding from his head. The on-ice officials allowed play to continue and it ultimately resulted in Alex Edler scoring to bring to the Canucks to within one. Peter Forsberg is living his best life right now, and we have clips from a Swedish game show to prove it. (Teaser: Forsberg, or "Foppa," and another athlete dramatically slide beers across a table in a game somewhat similar to shuffleboard.)  And Clair Villano joins the show, she's 82, a fan of the podcast and says, "hockey in Denver is where it's at!"  Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

The Avs had to call in an emergency backup goalie during a Nov. 12 game in Winnipeg against the Jets. Byron Spriggs suited up but didn't quite make it onto the ice.  "You really don't understand maybe in the heat of the moment what actually is going on, you know," Spriggs told us. "You really are technically one bad incident away from being in an NHL game."  Former 9NEWSer now CNN photojournalist Andy Buck (@AndyJediBuck) also joined us in the studio where Steve and Geoff reminded him why the Avs rock.   Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

For Veteran’s Day we sat down with the Avalanche’s regular National Anthem singer Jake Schroeder, who talked about how he got the job, why the song means so much to him, and the work he does to make sure the veterans and stories of World War II are never forgotten. Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

Steve thinks Eunice, a disgruntled Avs fan, got the deal done with Altitude Sports and DirecTV (BTW, DirecTV is showing Avs games now.) Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+ Pinterest

This week, former penalty box attendant Rodney Lippman explains the job and what he's up to now (hint: Zambonis!). Oh, and people (and businesses) are resorting to illegal methods to watch Avs games because the Altitude Sports debacle has pretty much gone nowhere ... Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+ Pinterest

Lauren Gardner from the NHL Network and former sideline reporter for the Avalanche joins us on the show to talk about the national perception of the Avs, the rebuilding process and more. Oh, and a tangent about scheduling ...  We're taking this show on the road! Where should we go in St. Louis and Chicago? Email cheapseats@9news.com. Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+ Pinterest

Justin Goldman joins us in the studio, he's the emergency backup goalie for the Avs (wait, what?). And we talk about the Altitude Sports debacle again because we still can't watch games -- but this conversation is a little different. Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+ Pinterest

We convinced Avs Captain Gabriel Landeskog to hang out with us (and he gives a shoutout to the fans)! 9NEWS Sports Reporter Arielle Orsuto also joins us in the studio (she's the real pro around here) to talk about the Avs opener, and we dive into that Altitude Sports Network saga with a university professor. Links to more info:  Altitude Sports Network saga Rantanen extends hot start, leads Avs past Wild 4-2 Look for new episodes every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. More Avs coverage from 9NEWS Follow From the Cheap Seats Follow hosts Steve Stager and Geoff Sawtell Email: cheapseats@9news.com This is a 9NEWS (KUSA) production 9NEWS Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+ Pinterest