from Peter Baugh of The Athletic,\

“It kind of shows you who Cale is,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “Typical Cale.”

Late in the first period against the Islanders on Monday, Makar fell skating around the Colorado net. The referee raised his hand to call a tripping penalty on Mathew Barzal, who had been defending Makar.

But the Avalanche defenseman waved his hand at the referee. He had fallen on his own and didn’t want the penalty called.

“The ref who called it wasn’t the guy at center ice,” Makar said after Colorado’s 1-0 shootout win. “He was kind of behind the net on the far side. I don’t think he had a good angle on it. He just saw me fall. I would like to think most times I fall it’s usually because somebody trips me. That one I just lost an edge. I felt pretty guilty for the boys there.”

Added Barzal: “Obviously, good sportsmanship on his part. I don’t know if I would have done the same, to be honest with you.”

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