Avalanche Hit With Nepotism Accusations After Taylor Makar Move

Hockey fans online, however, weren’t entirely convinced of the Avalanche's move, with many of them seeing traces of nepotism in the addition of Cale's brother to the organization.

As soon as the Avalanche posted the news of the announcement on X, replies flooded in asking the same thing.

“Any relation?” asked @PooseUnpooses. 

“Is that Cale’s brother?” added @gohabsgo69010, echoing dozens of others.

A few made the accusations clearer. “Nepotism at its finest!” wrote @fksambennett.

Another, @Matapumo, said simply, “Nepotism is craaaaazy.”

Some wondered aloud if Cale Makar had personally helped make it happen. 

“Nice of Cale to make this happen…” @srasuchak posted, while @nzamora86 noted, “Should be helpful having his brother so close to him.”

The tone ranged from sarcastic to skeptical. “Bro got lucky,” wrote @OilyBigDog, pointing out Taylor had just turned 24, making him barely eligible for the one-year entry-level deal.

Another person, @Hadalifeb4this_, reacted bluntly, typing, “Who?”

And as fans of other teams watched the Avalanche get a second Makar, @MurphyJayson5 summed up the moment with disbelief.

“There’s two of them??”