Makar Is Trending Up, But Colorado Still Waits on Game 2

Cale Makar is making progress, which is the part Colorado wanted to hear, but he is still out for a massive Game 2. That puts the Avalanche in a familiar playoff bind, where the medical update sounds encouraging and the lineup card still tells the harsher truth. When a player like Makar is unavailable, every shift gets heavier and every decision in the series gets louder.