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Skaters
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	11.71	6.02
ADP	13.47	35.52
OFF	26	22
B2B	8	12
PROJ	791.00	614.00
G	21	19
AST	58	63
PTS	79	82
PIM	26	30
SOG	224	181
HIT	86	28
BLK	97	79

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Skaters
Season Statistics
PROJ	865.9	580.5
G	21	11
AST	69	45
PTS	90	56
PIM	16	44
SOG	231	215
HIT	33	38
BLK	148	99

Recent News
	Season Recap: Cale Makar \| Colorado Avalanche Published June 20th, 2024 via NHL.com Avalanche's Makar on Track To Be One of the Best Ever Published June 7th, 2024 via The Hockey Writers Avalanche D Cale Makar out with head injury Published May 31st, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada NHL: Cale Makar regrets convincing referee to wave off penalty Published May 30th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Cale Makar wins Norris Trophy for top defenseman Published May 22nd, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports NHL: Cale Makar scores Goal of the Year candidate Published May 18th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Watch: Tempers flare as Mason Marchment sneaks a punch on Cale Makar during Avs vs Stars Game 6 Published May 18th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Avalanche's Cale Makar: Garners power-play helper Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Pittsburgh Penguins Acquire Erik Karlsson: Trade Breakdown and Player Performance Analysis Published June 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports Revisiting the Pittsburgh Penguins-Erik Karlsson Trade Published June 12th, 2024 via Yardbarker Revisiting the Pittsburgh Penguins-Erik Karlsson Trade Published June 12th, 2024 via Inside The Rink NHL star Erik Karlsson invests in English football as part of new Burton Albion Ownership Published June 9th, 2024 via Daily Mail Erik Karlsson buys stake of English soccer team Published June 8th, 2024 via WPXI Pittsburgh Erik Karlsson Buys Stake of English Soccer Team Published June 7th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Hockey Now Penguins' Erik Karlsson, Marcus Pettersson win bronze with Team Sweden in IIHF World Championship Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Erik Karlsson-owned English soccer team ropes in Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham's ex-CEO as top exec Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN

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