Avalanche have no update on Cale Makar as they look to regroup from Game 1 loss to Golden Knights
Colorado coach Jared Bednar simply let the game tape do the talking. The Avalanche went over the video of their 4-2 loss to Vegas in the opener of the Western Conference Final. All things considered — no Cale Makar, defensive miscommunications, falling behind 3-0 — Bednar saw more that was quickly fixable than not, even if it might have been hard to watch again.
DENVER (AP) — Forget motivational speeches. Colorado coach Jared Bednar simply let the game tape do the talking. The Avalanche went over the video of their 4-2 loss to Vegas in the opener of the Western Conference Final.
All things considered — no Cale Makar, defensive miscommunications, falling behind 3-0 — Bednar saw more that was quickly fixable than not, even if it might have been hard to watch again. “We don’t tiptoe around it in our locker room. We show the things we liked, we show the things we didn’t like.
There’s no secrets,” Bednar said as the team prepared for Game 2 against the Golden Knights on Friday. “Expectations are high, and if one guy’s making a mistake, it’s likely that other guys are going to be put in the same positions. ...
We feel like a lot of it’s on us. ” The return of Makar would be a big boost. Bednar, though, offered no update on the star defenseman, who's sidelined by an upper-body injury.