It sounds like he’ll eventually be a good player for them, but if I’m an Avs fan my expectations would be very low right now. NCAA defencemen don’t just step in and play on a new team and in a new system, especially in the playoffs. He’ll likely be given limited sheltered minutes until he gets comfortable — don’t want him getting torched before he even has a chance to figure things out.
Charlie McAvoy says hello. And Makar was drafted a lot higher than McAvoy.