Avs Mailbag: Would Cale Makar be better as a forward than a defenseman for Colorado?

Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers reacts to queries at the Avs Mailbag every other week during the regular season.  Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related query for the Avs Mailbag. OK. Has it been discussed that the Avs have the league’s WORST practice facility? The ownership has money that is infinite and we’re talking peanuts
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Cale Makar scores two goals as Avalanche comes up short against Wild

ST. PAUL, Minn. — He couldn’t see it. He couldn’t quit it. At a tie game midway through the third period Thursday night, Philipp Grubauer chose a left-pad save on a effort by Minnesota’s Eric Staal. Along with the Avalanche goalie thought the puck had caromed out from danger. Nevertheless, it had been just away
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Avalanche Rookie Makar off to Flying Start

DENVER — Cale Makar is on the movement these days into his own area and to hallowed hockey land. He’s just getting settled in, too. The Colorado Avalanche rookie became the fourth defenceman in NHL history to record 18 points. His teammates assert ’therefore because of his ability to find the ice s eyesight and
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Avs sweep their two-game homestand after beating Blue Jackets

Counterbalance was the theme Saturday night at the Pepsi Center. The Avalanche, overlooking to begin the game and also a fourth late in the next phase, used three objectives out of two 21-year-old defensemen to conquer the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2. Rookie Cale Makar scored and fellow blue-liner Sam Girard once because the Avs swept
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Avalanche regains offensive mojo in 9-4 victory against Predators

The Avalanche crime entered Thursday night at a substantial drought. Colorado responded against Nashville using a tidal wave of aims. The Avs hammered the Predators, 9-4, within the Pepsi Center with six targets over 8 minutes in the second stage alone to snap a five-game losing series. Colorado forwards Joonas Donskoi listed his hat trick.
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Avalanche falls to Stars 2-1 to finish a disappointing homestand 0-2-1

Avalanche trainer Jared Bednar smashed his team after yet another performance in the home. Dallas Stars goalie Anton Khudobin made 38 saves Friday night in a 2-1 victory in the Pepsi Center, where the Avs finished 0-2-1 on their homestand after coming in with the NHL-best 8-1-1 record. Even the Stars’ game-winning target came through
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Cale Makar’s blistering October has him on pace to break Avalanche records

David Zalubowski, The Associated PressColorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) from the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at Denver. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime. The NHL season is a month old and this might be submitted under the “Way Too Early Stats” folder, however, it’s ’s tough to
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Avalanche’s Cale Makar celebrates 21st birthday with increased physicality: “He’s got a little edge to his game”

Cale Makar turned 21 on Wednesday along with the Avalanche defenseman celebrated with a brief brawl inside the Pepsi Center. Go on and place the bouncer. Makar isn’t afraid to battle. In the phase of Colorado’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Panthers, Avs goalie Phillip Grubauer covered a puck while Florida winger Dryden Hunt continued
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Florida Panthers’ Huberdeau deals Colorado Avalanche 4-3 overtime loss

Jonathan Huberdeau rocked the Avalanche on Wednesday night, sending Colorado to the first blown third-period lead of the year since the club relinquished the top spot from the Western Conference. The Florida Panthers’ Huberdeau forced overtime with a goal late in law in the Pepsi Center, then sent the crowd home frustrated by scoring 29
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Avalanche dominates Golden Knights 6-1 in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Tabbed as a Nevada Day day showdown between the best of the West, the seeing Avalanche on Friday produced an encore street performance from its big win last weekend in Tampa Bay. The Lightning is the pick to win the Eastern Conference, and Several think the Vegas Golden Knights are the best
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