![]() He’s an elite talent that’s still a work in progress. He combines supreme talent with an excellent work ethic and his 10th goal in just his 36th game of the season is a glimpse of the type of play the Avs have on their hands. There are no shadows for Byram, only goals to achieve. Not a guy who makes his living on Colorado’s second pair, or even is fine riding shotgun alongside Cale Makar. What do you even say about him? When he’s playing with the type of confidence we saw tonight, he has the potential to be a top-flight defenseman in the entire NHL. He did, and it’s too bad it won’t be a more meaningful moment. He went to the net, found a soft spot in the defense, put his stick down, and waited for a chance to make a play. Eller’s goal tonight was just good, quality hockey. He isn’t much of a transition player at this stage of his career, but Eller’s boardwork and smarts remain strong attributes of his game and he is able to help create off the cycle, something teams will have to do against the Wild in the playoffs to be successful. ![]() In a game against a defense-minded opponent who led for much of the night and felt comfortable sitting back on their heels, Eller provided valuable assistance on offense with a more cycle-oriented style of play. We have seen plenty of the defensive excellence that has been a staple of Eller’s career but the offense has been, as predicted, slow to come as he just isn’t that style of player. I thought tonight was a very good example of where Eller is going to be valuable for Colorado in the postseason, but on the end of the ice where you don’t expect many contributions from him.
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