Former Avalanche coach issues bold warning to the NHL about Cale Makar
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Bob Hartley former coach of the Colorado Avalanche spoke on the anomaly that is Cale Makar, he issued a warning to the rest of the NHL that they have no hope in stopping him.
We already know how good Cale Makar is, but to call him an unstoppable force puts him into a league amongst the legends of NHL history.
Former Colorado Avalanche coach Bob Hartley deems Cale Makar unstoppable.
Nestor Quixtan of Mile High Sticking reported on the strong words Hartley had for one of the league's top defensemen
"You can't stop Cale Makar, you can only try to contain him for a stretch. He's so fast, strong and smart, and the way he reads the game separates him. He's a force of nature and one of the league's biggest attractions." -Hartley
Even when teams manage to contain Makar, he usually shares the ice with another top-tier player, Nathan MacKinnon. This means that if one is focused on shutting down Makar, MacKinnon has plenty of space to generate scoring opportunities.
"Perhaps «contain» is the proper term to describe what opposing coaches do when facing Cale Makar. Last season, Makar shattered expectations by topping 30 goals and 90 points. He narrowly missed the 100-point plateau." -Quixtan
Should Makar reach the 100-point mark, he would enter truly elite company, joining legendary defensemen like Coffey, Potvin, Bobby Orr, Erik Karlsson, Brian Leetch, and Al MacInnis as the only blueliners to hit the century mark.
With the Avalanche shaping up so strongly this season, it's almost expected that he could surpass 100 points
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