ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The title still is sinking in for Cale Makar — highest paid player in NHL history.
With it, of course, comes great expectations for the Colorado Avalanche standout defenseman. Like more gaudy stats and deep Stanley Cup runs. Pressure becomes part of the price tag for signing an eight-year, $163.2 million extension that kicks in next season. Pressure, the two-time Norris Trophy winner asserted, he welcomes.
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“I’m a guy that just puts a lot of pressure on myself to do well year in, year out,” Makar said at a news conference on the heels of a deal he signed that will keep him with Colorado through the 2034-35…
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