Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazette.com .

Besides the Avs, which teams are you most excited to follow this season and why?

Inside the Central Division, it's the Utah Mammoth. The Western Conference is a bit stale, with the same 6-7 teams making the playoffs every year with the occasional newcomer dropping in. I'm not sure this season will be any different, but Utah feels like the one team that could give the playoffs a fresh feel. I'm not 100% sold on their goaltending but they will be fun to watch with their talent up front. Selfishly, from the perspective of a traveling beat writer, going somewhere new would be nice. Getting a little sick

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