But the contract that really influenced the Rantanen deal was one that hasn't been signed yet: Cale Makar's next deal, which will begin in 2027-28. Considered by some to be the best offensive ...

Each contest on this three-game road trip has played out in a similar fashion, though the Avs were able to survive Sunday at Madison Square Garden thanks to late-game heroics from Cale Makar and ...

A panel of writers (PHWA members) at NHL.com continued to back Makar as the league's top defenseman at the season's halfway point, just as they had at the quarter mark, and before the 2024-25 ...

Each contest on this three-game road trip has played out in a similar fashion, though the Avs were able to survive Sunday at Madison Square Garden thanks to late-game heroics from Cale Makar and ...

When Canada announced its lineup, it chose three right-handed defensemen: Pietrangelo, Cale Makar, and Colton Parayko. Now, the team has four left-handed defenders and two righties. Weegar was the ...

Colorado has franchise center Nathan MacKinnon signed to a $12.6 million average annual value contract, and the front office also has to look ahead to Cale Makar’s next contract. The 2022 Conn ...

Defenseman Cale Makar scored twice and assisted on the winning goal, while Juuso Parssinen also scored for the Avalanche, who won for the first time since acquiring Martin Necas and Drury in the ...

NEW YORK — Cale Makar was denied a hat trick Sunday afternoon. He won the game for the Colorado Avalanche anyway. Makar came out of the penalty box, picked off a pass and set up Artturi Lehkonen ...

Any time you have a player of that stature, and you have a player of Nathan MacKinnon and his stature and Cale Makar and his stature and (his next contract) on the horizon. We’ve been fortunate ...

MacKinnon and Cale Makar, the remaining two-thirds of what was the best “Big Three” in the NHL, and their coach all acknowledged the business side of the sport, that they’ve seen other ...

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar praised teammate Nathan MacKinnon following Wednesday's game. The Avalance faced their second consecutive defeat, falling 3-2 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets.

Not only do they have the top-scoring forward in the league in MacKinnon, but the Avalanche also have the top-scoring defenceman in the league in Cale Makar. Talk about a luxury of riches.