A reporter asks Cale Makar a strange question and his answer is perfect

Immediately following the Colorado Avalanche's big win over the Tampa Bay Lightning over the weekend, young defenseman Cale Makar gave a short but meaningful interview to ESPN.

With the Avalanche coming off a 7-0 win to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final series, the reporter asked Makar a rather special question:


Makar simply answered a serious, clear and direct "no." As our colleague Keven Mawn mentions, it's a video clip that's making the rounds on the web.


Here it is:



According to many, this is a strange and irrelevant question, but what really makes people react (positively) is Makar's attitude here. Clearly, he knows full well that the job is far from over.