Cale Makar to have hearing with Department of Player Safety

Makar was initially given a five-minute major for interference, but after an officials review, it was reduced to a two-minute penalty. The league apparently disagrees with that decision if they are preparing to hand out some supplemental discipline for the Avalanche defenseman.

If they do lose him, the Avalanche will be in a vulnerable position. They are heading home, but the series is now tied after Jordan Eberle’s overtime dramatics. Removing Makar, who played 27 minutes in the loss, leading all skaters, will put a ton of pressure on the other Avalanche defenders. Already the team was basically operating a four-man rotation, with Erik Johnson and Josh Manson each playing fewer than 13 minutes in the overtime contest.

The league may be exercising some proactivity with this discipline, as the Kraken would likely have been trying to take some liberties with Makar had he faced nothing after the game. While he suggested there was no intent to injure McCann, the entire Kraken team has expressed their displeasure with the hit and the decision to reduce it to a two-minute penalty.