Bednar Gets Frank on Makar After Avs Fall Behind

Jared Bednar is not dressing this one up, and that usually means the room is feeling the heat. After Colorado drops the first two games of the Western Conference Final, the spotlight lands squarely on Cale Makar and what the Avalanche need from their star defenseman now. Coaches do not usually speak this plainly unless the margin for error has already started to vanish, and that is where this series is living now.