His goal is to become an NHL first-round draft selection Friday in Sunrise, Fla., but if he slips to Saturday, his preference is to go 10 picks into the second round, 40th overall to the Avalanche.
Friday, Oct. 16, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound defenseman from Colorado Springs met with the Avs at the recent NHL combine in Buffalo. But he also met with 23 other clubs. Such is life for a big, skilled guy with effortless skating ability.
Brandon Carlo, who has played for major-junior's Tri-City Americans the past two seasons, is often compared to Seth Jones, the No.