Avalanche rookie defenseman Cale Makar joined the team in remarkable fashion in Game 3’s 6-2 rout over the Calgary Flames, becoming the first defenseman in NHL history to score his first career goal while making his NHL debut in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Makar, 20, visited with a small group of reporters before Wednesday’s Game 4 at the Pepsi Center — four days after playing in the NCAA championship game for the University of Massachusetts in Buffalo, N.Y. Here is what he had to say about his whirlwind past few days.
Q: Are you feeling a little more comfortable than two days ago, when you joined the team for the morning skate ahead of Game 3?