Give Moose his juice. Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player.
Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar found himself in awe of Cale Makar after the star defenseman enjoyed another prolific game during Colorado's 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. "I'm a little biased,
Makar scored two goals in a 6-3 win over Dallas on Saturday. The snipes included his 100th goal, coming in his 362nd game. Makar is the sixth-fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach the milestone.
The Colorado Avalanche lost 3-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday at United Center. This was Chicago’s second win against Colorado this season, following a 5-2 victory in October.
Cale Makar was picked to win the Norris Trophy as the best defenseman in the NHL by an NHL.com panel prior to the season and at the quarter mark of the season. Halfway into the season, he's still the favorite.
Makar registered an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers.
Midway through the NHL's regular season, the debate for the Norris Trophy is in full swing. And Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes and Zach Werenski are leading the race.
Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and three blocks without playing the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 113-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.
In the hockey world, this is the roadmap of Jon Cooper’s career, a meandering journey that started in his western Canadian hometown and featured stops in places like Green Bay, Wisconsin and Texarkana, Arkansas before culminating in helping to bring a pair of Stanley Cup titles to the Sunshine state (2021, 2022) as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The defenseman scored his first goal for Minnesota against Nashville and is sticking to his plan to “go day by day.”
The Colorado Avalanche have already swung a few trades this season. But what will they do with the salary cap space they still have?