Cale Makar is primed for Avs' Stanley Cup run? Then you can kiss plucky Kraken goodbye.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) takes the ice for the period against the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena March 29, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

By Sean Keeler | skeeler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: April 17, 2023 at 7:02 PM MDT | UPDATED: April 17, 2023 at 7:36 PM MDT

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Keeler: Cale Makar is primed for Colorado Avs’ Stanley Cup run? Then you can kiss plucky Kraken goodbye.

Makar is 15-1 over 16 career first-round NHL playoff games. Looking for a first-round upset, you bloodthirsty NHL rubber-neckers? Best look elsewhere.

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