Confirmed with Link: Avs Sign Taylor Makar to 1-year ELC (next year)

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Yeah you're not making any sense. Are you trying to joke that Devon Toews is Jonathan's brother?

You assume I'm joking rather than an idiot.

You guys are the best.

 

[Foppa2118]

I'm ashamed of y'all sleeping on Taylor. Dude is a legit gem in the rough. Bookmark this post.

I don't know what level he can get to, but I've always thought he has NHL potential too.

He's got the size and the skating. If he doesn't handle the puck like a grenade in the NHL, he'll be just as good as lot of other guys the Avs have tried before. Vessey for example I haven't seen much out of so far.

Plus he seems to have a competitive nature like Cale and a drive to get better and prove himself. That bodes well for his NHL chances.

Best things for him to focus on are probably his puck skills, shot, and learning Bednar's puck hounding system on the forecheck, so he's ready to play the way he wants. As well as committing to backchecking hard and limiting penalties. Too many penalties is how you fall out of grace with Bednar.

If he can be a better version of Wood or Greer, that would be great for the Avs. They struggle finding role players in the draft. If he can be a better goal scoring power forward, he'll be a great success story.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

I'm ashamed of y'all sleeping on Taylor. Dude is a legit gem in the rough. Bookmark this post.

What's the point in bookmarking it? There will be 3 more HFBoard database meltdowns before Taylor makes it to the NHL. This post will be long gone.

 

[wayninja]

What's the point in bookmarking it? There will be 3 more HFBoard database meltdowns before Taylor makes it to the NHL. This post will be long gone.

Oh, I get it. You are afraid.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Ararana]

 

[GirardSpinorama]

I hear taylor makar say he wants to emulate nuke and im like omg. If hes half as good as Nuke...

 

[niwotsblessing]

If he can develop into a bottom 6 forward with some bite to his game, and size cannot be taught, this is a big drafting win.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

You assume I'm joking rather than an idiot.

You guys are the best.

I do and this only further convinces me

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

If he can develop into a bottom 6 forward with some bite to his game, and size cannot be taught, this is a big drafting win.

Tough to believe scouting had anything to do with this. Hah.

Trust the genes.

 

[Foppa2118]

That's really encouraging hearing that Taylor is focused on his forechecking and watches a lot of Val and LOC.

Even if he doesn't produce in the NHL, just being a dogged forechecker would earn him a role on the Avs, and help the team win games.

A 6'4 210 lb LOC with a bit of edge to his game? Playing LW with LOC on RW? With Drury or maybe Kelly at C? Sign me up for that. Keep working young man. Would be great to see that happen.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

There’s another one?!?

 

[niwotsblessing]

Tough to believe scouting had anything to do with this. Hah.

Trust the genes.

Genes, throwing darts, or using a Ouija Board- so long as we get an NHL player from a low round pick I am happy, no matter how the choice was made.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Genes, throwing darts, or using a Ouija Board- so long as we get an NHL player from a low round pick I am happy, no matter how the choice was made.

I agree.