In the latest installment of the Avalanche Weekly Breakdown, Adrian Dater and Allie Monroy discuss critical games against three of the teams the Avs just played on the road – Florida, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh. The three-game homestand got off to a good start Thursday night, in a 2-1 win over the Panthers.

What do the Avs need to do to adjust to playing league-leading Tampa Bay, then Pittsburgh, the second time around?

Other topics for discussion: What changed for Semyon Varlamov’s play Thursday night, and who among the Avs deserves to go to the NHL All-Star Game next month in Tampa?