Prospect Info: Cale Makar - D [4th Overall] Part III: Not A Prospect Edition

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[The Kingslayer]

His wrist shot is better than his slapper.

 

[Balthazar]

His wrist shot is better than his slapper.

He wasn't using his slap shot at all for like the first half of the season and now he's using it way more. Mack said that Makar will be lethal once he starts using his slapper more so I'm sure they are working on it.

 

[The Kingslayer]

He wasn't using his slap shot at all for like the first half of the season and now he's using it way more. Mack said that Makar will be lethal once he starts using his slapper more so I'm sure they are working on it.

It looked pretty good on the tieing goal against the Pens. He just needs to find some accuracy. He will.

 

[Muffin]

It looked pretty good on the tieing goal against the Pens. He just needs to find some accuracy. He will.

Just put Kadri inside the net.

 

[Frobbo]

Kinda OK with Makar not making All-Star game. I still remember Ray Fosse and Pete Rose.

 

[Freudian]

Can't spell Calder without Cale.

 

[Bone Breaker]

and with that sick goal he reached 35 points with 35 more games to go. months ago I predicted 70-75 points for him (half joking but still). there's a chance still...

 

[Tweaky]

I predicted 16g 32a. I think I underestimated.

 

[Ceremony]

The record for most goals scored by a rookie defenseman is 23 by Brian Leetch.

I don't know why I thought this information was relevant to this thread.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

The record for most goals scored by a rookie defenseman is 23 by Brian Leetch.

I don't know why I thought this information was relevant to this thread.

I wouldn't bet on him breaking that, but he did start to get scorching hot before his injury.

 

[Lemonlimey]

The record for most goals scored by a rookie defenseman is 23 by Brian Leetch.

I don't know why I thought this information was relevant to this thread.

without the injury it was in jeopardy. 20 goals still possible, amazingly

 

[Barklez]

It’s a high bar but I wouldn’t be shocked if he gets there. He’s been significantly more of a goal threat as the season has gone on.

 

[AvsFan29]

He needs to be less selfless, and shoot more. Clearly he can pick some crazy spots.

 

[cgf]

How can he become blueline-MacKinnon without being a lethal goal-threat?

Cale's a lock to hit 20

 

[The Kingslayer]

I predicted 16g 32a. I think I underestimated.

I had him around the same.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Smashes Avs rookie d goal record before the all -star break also missed 8 games and has hit like 12 posts. No biggie.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I can’t believe Makar has been this good this year. I figured 40 points was a pretty good guess on points this year considering 50+ would be a historic year. Well here we are and a historic year is being had.

 

[Foppberg]

I predicted 35 points.

In an 82 game season.

 

[AvsCOL]

I predicted 16g 32a. I think I underestimated.

Lol I posted this back in August... even I underestimated.

Regardless of whether he gets significant powerplay time, we've seen that he produces opportunities at even strength. Don't think it's crazy at all to suggest 50+ points, even as a rookie.

14 goals + 38 assists - 52 points

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

I predicted 35 points.

In an 82 game season.

Underpromise overdeliver?

 

[El Travo]

I'm reading through the original Makar thread and there are some funny takes.

"Well, you got your "D at all costs" pick. Enjoy Shattenkirk 2.0."

"Brannstrom @ 15th > Makar @ 4th overall in regards to value."

"Just because he's an amazing skater doesn't mean jack **** if you don't have the game which goes along with it. We pretty much just drafted Tyson Barrie 2.0 4th overall. Horrible, he's not going to come close to Karlsson or any other top 5 offencive defender."

"It's nice that they picked a D, it shows a real change in philosophy. But they also picked the wrong D. Vilardi and Glass will likely both have better careers than Makar."

etc, etc...

It's one thing to be wrong (because so far I've been very wrong about Jost, I'm just hopeful that a guy who played for my Vees can succeed), but it's another to be so adamant, loud, and closed-minded with an opinion that turns out so wrong that makes me laugh.

Then we got a weird coincidence with:

"Is it me or Makar suspiciously looks like MacKinnon"

and a very accurate prediction:

"I just picture this quick defenceman going to retrieve a puck behind the net, picks it up, goes around the first forechecker, and makes a good pass up the ice. And then does this hundreds of times a game.

Which instantly makes him the Avs best defenceman."

 

[Balthazar]

I'm reading through the original Makar thread and there are some funny takes.

Most HFavs influencers that year had people convinced that getting a D was reaching, that it was a draft for forwards, and to wait the following year to draft a D. Near the end of the season a good chunk of the board was sold on Heiskanen but that was it.

Turned out that the only elite forward coming out of that draft wasn't even hyped (or barely).

 

[Ararana]

I'm reading through the original Makar thread and there are some funny takes.

"Well, you got your "D at all costs" pick. Enjoy Shattenkirk 2.0."

"Brannstrom @ 15th > Makar @ 4th overall in regards to value."

"Just because he's an amazing skater doesn't mean jack **** if you don't have the game which goes along with it. We pretty much just drafted Tyson Barrie 2.0 4th overall. Horrible, he's not going to come close to Karlsson or any other top 5 offencive defender."

"It's nice that they picked a D, it shows a real change in philosophy. But they also picked the wrong D. Vilardi and Glass will likely both have better careers than Makar."

etc, etc...

It's one thing to be wrong (because so far I've been very wrong about Jost, I'm just hopeful that a guy who played for my Vees can succeed), but it's another to be so adamant, loud, and closed-minded with an opinion that turns out so wrong that makes me laugh.

Then we got a weird coincidence with:

"Is it me or Makar suspiciously looks like MacKinnon"

and a very accurate prediction:

"I just picture this quick defenceman going to retrieve a puck behind the net, picks it up, goes around the first forechecker, and makes a good pass up the ice. And then does this hundreds of times a game.

Which instantly makes him the Avs best defenceman."

@cgf might be a time traveler

 

[The Kingslayer]

Why are Nuck fans so insecure when it comes to Hughes and Makar I really dont get it. Both teams got some stud dman yet it feels like Nuck fans go out of their way to inject Hughes in everything Makar related. Even the All-Star selection saying Hughes is the front runner for the ROY because hes going to the All-Star game via popular vote and Cale is not. This is Victor Mete, William Nylander all over again.