Cale Makar Out For Game 2 As Avs Manage The Noise

Colorado is dealing with a major wrinkle as Cale Makar is sidelined for Game 2 of the Western Conference Final because of an upper-body injury. When a player like Makar is out, the entire game plan gets a little more expensive, because you do not replace that kind of puck movement or calm under pressure with a simple line shuffle. The Avalanche still have enough bite to make this interesting, but the margin for error gets thin in a hurry.