Do you see the Avs improving next season with (Gabe) Landeskog and (Martin) Necas playing for them the full season?
— AccomplishedHair3582 on Reddit
I think there are two different questions in play for the 2025-26 Avalanche season. One, can the Avs be better next year during the regular season, even with just the players they have right now? Two, can they be as good, on paper, as they were in the Dallas series? The second one is trickier, and the answer might not be known until the trade deadline.