‘It is instructive to note that since Colorado drafted Nathan MacKinnon at No. 1 overall in 2013 and Cale Makar at No. 4 in 2017, the Avs have won the Stanley Cup only once. That came in 2022 against Tampa Bay and, along with 2026, is one of just two seasons in the MacKinnon-Makar era where Colorado even got to the West final.’