Cale Makar will not be on the ice for the Colorado Avalanche for Game 5 of the series with the Seattle Kraken after his hit on Jared McCann. Why this calls into question, yet again, the inconsistencies of the Department of Player Safety.
The Avalanche will have to really turn things around with how they are starting games if they want to leave Denver with a 3-2 series lead. Once again Seattle set the tone of the game and it took the Avalanche a period plus to get back into the flow. Playing from behind is not what you want and the Avs have done that every game of the series.
Things are getting tense between the two teams, and the Avs are playing into it with some bad penalties that is costing them on the ice.
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31 Comments
This could be huge. The way the Avs have been playing, I think it will be really hard to win game 5 without Cale
Total 💩 x100 on Cale. But then again I didn't know what team I was watching last night. Maybe the Cale thing will light a 🔥under them for this next game?🤷♂
If the avs lose that series, and that is a very real possibility, this will be the moment it happened. If Cale doesn't make that play that game would have looked very different even if the result remained. The intensity will be even higher in game 5 now, and the kracken have both confidence and motivation now
Pure Fu—– Hubris!
Avs in six. 💪
I just doint get how a Major turn into a minor and then a suspension tell where that make sence they look at in game.
The refs have been garbage all season, why stop now.
Ok so will se them suspend every person for doing that right lmao if it was Mcdavid or someone els there would of been a no call.
DOPS can go shove it at this point they are a joke.
blackout rage. thanks for being the only honest coverage yet.
I am certain, Jared McCann does not think it was crap that hit him but the right arm of Cale Makar. We have to take off our Avs glasses and just watch the video. I expected 2-3 games so he was fortunate. Bunting got 2 games. The refs made the mistake to change the 5 to the 2.
I'm not certain how we go from a 5 minute major on ice, to a 2 minute minor after review to a suspension after the game? What is the suspension on? The fact that its "late?" The fact that the player got injured? The fact that the puck is far away? I can show many hits that have been late or the player gets injured or the puck is far away that weren't suspended.
Last year it was too many men…and now?
The refs should have blown the whistle right after the shot. Just because the refs made a mistake by not blowing the whistle sooner doesn’t negate the fact that he layed him out several seconds after the shot. He thought the puck was going in the corner but it wasn’t. By rule It was interference because of the late whistle but it was still super duper late. Gotta control your stick at all times gotta control your body at all times. Intent is irrelevant. He’s lucky he didn’t get more games but he def deserves to miss time
Started to seem a lot like soccer with all the diving and shit
The bottom 6 in this series, accumulatively, has 1 assist. The problem with the Avs is relying on 2-3 superstars for 90% of the offense. Seattle can roll 4 lines with the potential of production from each line. The Avs are being outplayed. In order for the Avs to win this series the lines other than the top line has to step up. The only weakness I see with Seattle is in net. Take advantage!
Yet, nobody is talking about why Helm is out. Game 2, 3rd period. Right around the 8 minute mark, crosscheck to the side of the neck
Locked on AVs proving yet again to have the best coverage around. If you want unadulterated homer discourse, there are other channels that will float your boat. If you want passionate AVs coverage without the shades, this is the spot. Respect.
I am absolutely fed up with this political shit from the NHL. Good luck to the Avs but I won't be watching any more hockey. They just lost a fan.
All these pathetic Kraken "fans" that have been "fans" for about 3 weeks are ridiculous. Calling him a dirty player is an asinine statement, it was an unfortunate play that resulted in exactly what it should have on the ice. The suspension is a result of how much the NHL loves them some Seattle. What a joke.
Enjoying Russell Wilson? Haha
Remember that on Thursday when the Seahawks choose at #5. Thanks, Broncos.
Happy to see all the Avs doomers in the comments. I'm so glad none of you are a part of the Avs organization, never would have won a single thing if you people were there. The series is only 2-2, but by the way some people are reacting they think Seattle has already won this thing. These are the same people who though the Avs weren't going to make the playoffs in January.
Avs need to play better, that goes without saying. Seattle is at their limit, you can see they don't have a higher gear. They start off the game great, but struggle as it goes on. They can't maintain the pace. Avs need to just take advantage. Clean up the penalties, stop with the blind bumps to the slot on the break out, cut down on the odd-man chances against, and simplify the attack. More pucks to the net for rebounds, less trying to finesse the puck into the net. Force Grubauer to make a save and force the Kraken D to turn.
DPS is off their nut. That hit was not suspension worthy. Yes, it was a penalty, but it was not predatory. This is a play that happens all the time in the playoffs with players finishing their checks. That said, this is the reality of the situation. Its a waste of energy to focus on it.
Greasy hit. If Cale had a history he'd of gotten a lot more than one game. If the refs had upheld the major, he probably wouldn't have gotten suspended. Most importantly, if the refs don't wait eons to blow the whistle, there's no hit, nor major pen or suspension. Primary takeaway? Refs have to be better.
Go Kraken!
Uggggh. This series is just dragging along. It’s extremely frustrating because I think we’re the better team, but we keep making mistakes and not playing up to the level we’re capable of. I thought game 3 was a turning point but we still came out slow. P.S. Cale being suspended is BS.
The final 45 minutes is what I envision when I think 'good Kraken performance vs. the AVs'. Marginally win shot battle w/shot suppression and clean dzone/neutral ice play.
That first 20 minutes on the other hand was something I never could foresee (and don't expect to see again).
Mikko's 1st goal 🤌
Man this entire season is like banging your head against a brick wall, win or lose I could not have more pride in this team for battling everything.
Also I kinda have to laugh at Cale of all people being the villain of the playoffs currently lol
The refs were an absolutely joke this game first of all, second, there was an easy 3 seconds from the time that puck went out, to when the hit took place so I think the refs knew they f’d up by not blowing it dead when the puck went out of play. Don’t tell me every ref failed to see the puck go out. It was a f’ing break away, ALL the attention is right there and you don’t see the puck ricochet off the goalie and go out of play!? I refuse to believe that. So I think the reduced it to a minor penalty to cover their own ass for not blowing it dead well before the hit took place.
Finally, I don’t think Makar hit him with the predetermined thought of wanting to hurt him, but I do think he knew it was a late hit and wanted to sneak in a hit to at least impose some kind of physical presence on the kracken’s best scorer. Just look at McCann’s body language for several seconds before getting hit. He’s acting exactly how a player acts when they know the puck is out of play. Makar laid a big, late hit on an unsuspecting player unable to protect himself. He got what he deserved.
Lol that's funny!
He deserves a longer suspension