Makar Sits Out Practice as Bednar Leaves Game 1 Door Open

Cale Makar not practicing always lands like a siren in Denver, because when your best player is even slightly off the ice, everybody starts checking the tea leaves. Jared Bednar is not slamming the door on Game 1, which tells you the Avalanche are keeping at least one important card hidden. That is classic playoff-week gamesmanship, where the injury report says one thing and the coach says just enough to keep the other side guessing.