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2025 NHL UFA/Trade Thread

Avs did the right thing....you draft a player, develop him, bring him all the way to UFA, then try sell high (if possible).

We somewhat did the same with Max Pac....
I'm starting to think they might be able to sign Rantanen in the off-season.
 
I'm starting to think they might be able to sign Rantanen in the off-season.
Possibly….

But i completely understand Avs process. If Rantanen was a C with his numbers, he’d already be extended for 8 years. But he’s a winger, and Avs already won their Cup….so they are comfortable rolling the dice without Rantanen, especially with Mackinnon and Makar on the roster.
 
FWIW - probably not much - but I predict that we will extend Evans and Armia, and trade Savard an.d Dvorak (each for not much).
 
Evans wants 5 years.
Instead of $4M x 5 yrs, settle at $4.75M x 4years, w heavy bonus structure first 3yrs (90%) be done with & focus on the rest of the season towards a potential wildcard spot

Todays $3.5M AAV = approx $5M in 2028 (taking into account cap inflation + min 3% YOY escalation)
 
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