Insider hints that the Avalanche may be forced to move on from Martin Necas
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According to the latest report, the Colorado Avalanche could soon be faced with the difficult reality of moving on from superstar forward Martin Necas, a player they only recently brought in with hopes of solidifying their offensive core.
The fallout from the Kirill Kaprizov record signing is being felt all over the NHL, and Necas may be the next one in the spotlight.
Avalanche may be forced to move on from Martin Necas.
One place in particular, as pointed out by NHL insider Frank Seravalli, is Colorado, where the Avalanche may be forced to rethink their long-term cap strategy concerning Necas.
Dave Litman from NHL Trade Rumors writes that the pending unrestricted free agent will need a new deal before he hits the market on July 1, and according to Seravalli, the Avalanche may not like the price tag that comes with keeping him.
With the cap crunch tightening after recent megadeals around the league, he suggests a trade could be looming on the horizon, a scenario that would send shockwaves through the Central Division.
"If Marty Necas goes out and has another point-per-game season, that number, that AAV, starts north of '10' ($10M). Once you get to that stage, and you could have kept Mikko Rantanen for $12M or $11.5M or whatever the number ended up being, the gap between Necas and Rantanen is more sizeable than those cap hits might indicate...
It might get to a place where they have to do something to move on, because right now, the Colorado Avalanche are in exactly the same position with Marty Necas that they were with Mikko Rantanen last year." -Seravalli
It might get to a place where they have to do something to move on, because right now, the Colorado Avalanche are in exactly the same position with Marty Necas that they were with Mikko Rantanen last year." -Seravalli
Necas, 26, is finishing a two-year, $6.5M AAV bridge deal he signed with Carolina in July 2024 before being dealt to Colorado six months later in the first Rantanen trade, after the Avs determined they couldn't extend their star forward.
Necas, 6'3", tallied 27 goals and 83 points in 79 games between Carolina and Colorado, adding five points in seven playoff contests. Meanwhile, Rantanen was flipped again to Dallas, where he signed a $12M AAV extension, a move that now looks like a major misstep for the Avs.
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