Hey, no pressure, Bo Byram.
But besides Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon, the hockey wonks think you might be the player that decides whether or not the Avs repeat as Stanley Cup champions.
“I think the way he came back from the head injury, the way he developed as a year went on, I thought he was fabulous for (the Avalanche) down the stretch drive,” Turner Sports hockey analyst and former Avs assistant coach Rick Tocchet said during a conference call with NHL media this past Friday.
“If he takes it to another level, I think it really helps the (Nazem) Kadri loss, because (that loss) is a tough one for the Avs, being that you know that second-line center was such a luxury for (coach Jared) Bedar.