The Colorado Avalanche have already swung a few trades this season. But what will they do with the salary cap space they still have?

Give Moose his juice. Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player.

Cale Makar was picked to win the Norris Trophy as the best defenseman in the NHL by an NHL.com panel prior to the season and at the quarter mark of the season. Halfway into the season, he's still the favorite.

Cale Makar has scored his 100th career goal and joins elite territory with how fast he scored those 100 goals.

When the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers get ... How does that happen?” Avs defenseman Cale Makar said. “I think we’ve got to get back to the same mentality we had at the beginning ...

Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and three blocks without playing the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 113-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.

With 101 career goals and 287 assists, Makar is averaging 1.07 points a game. Should he keep up that pace, it would rank up there with the likes of Bobby Orr (1.39) and Paul Coffey (1.09) for the highest marks over a career by a defenseman in NHL history.

The Minnesota Wild feel a sense of urgency despite having nearly half a season left to play. After losing three in a row and four of their last five games, the Wild will look to turn things around on Monday afternoon against the host Colorado Avalanche in Denver.

Cale Makar reached a significant milestone against the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon. His goal at 10:31 in the second period was No. 100 for the 26-year-old defenseman.

The Colorado Avalanche (28-18-1) and the Minnesota Wild (27-15-4) take the ice in Denver, Colorado on January 20, 2025 at Ball Arena, starting at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche are sixth (with 57 points) and the Wild fourth (58 points) in the Western Conference.

Colorado Avalanche superstar Cale Makar became the fastest active defenseman in the NHL to score 100 career goals on Saturday.