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Avalanche, Cale Makar put the league on notice with sweep of Kings
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Avalanche, Cale Makar put the league on notice with sweep of Kings

Colorado Springs Gazette·Evan Rawal [email protected]·about 1 month ago
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LOS ANGELES – He shimmies. He shakes. The defending forward has no chance. Nobody can suck the life out of an opposing building like Cale Makar. In the four games against the Los Angeles Kings, the Avalanche blueliner showed everyone why he is the best defenseman in the world. And it’s not just the highlight-reel goals. Makar’s second-period goal was the eventual game winner, as the Avalanche took down the Kings by a score of 5-1 on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena and will move on to the second round, where they will play either the Minnesota Wild or Dallas Stars. At the time of Makar’s goal, the score was only 1-0 in favor of Colorado, with Nathan MacKinnon nabbing his first of the series at the end of the first. The Kings and their fans still had hope. Until Makar took it from them. Los Angeles’ Taylor Ward, making his first appearance of the series, found himself in a one-on-one matchup with Makar. Not ideal for any player, let alone a guy playing his first career playoff game.…

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