Question from Neil Bergin

We’re into August now and still no Necas news. Do you think they will move him before the season if they can’t get a deal done?

Aarif’s Response

I know I’ve answered this before, but I feel like my thoughts on the matter have shifted just a little bit.

In the past, I was of the opinion that the Avs just can’t let Martin Necas play this season without an extension, just given how things ended with Mikko Rantanen last year. And maybe they’re actually thinking this.

But now? I’m not entirely against it. Simply because, there are a ton of pending UFA’s entering their final season, and it’s not out of the realm of possibility that we could see a big trade or two during the year. Remember those Mitch Marner for Rantanen rumors between Carolina and Toronto? That would’ve happened if Marner didn’t have a no-trade clause built into his contract.

So, if Necas isn’t signed, let the season begin with him. I don’t think he’s the kind of player that’s going to let it affect his play. He’s a confident guy. If you get to a point where you think you’re going to lose him for nothing, then start entertaining trade offers, but this time, let teams negotiate a contract at the time of the deal to increase his value.

Maybe he ends up on a young rebuilding team with cap space like the Philadelphia Flyers. Or maybe you can pull off one of those Marner for Rantanen type of trades. For example, what if the L.A. Kings can’t get Adrian Kempe locked up either? Would that be a worthwhile trade for both teams?

It’s a gamble, but this front office has proven time and time again that they’re not against taking those risks. They just need to learn from past mistakes and actually work with the player this time to increase his value. Necas with an extension is worth more to another team than Necas without one. But that’s assuming that he’s willing to sign with anyone before July 1.

In the end, the best scenario is for him to sign an extension with the Avs soon, and we can move forward without this uncertainty.

Question from Doug

Is EJ going to retire, will the Avs bring him back at league minimum, or might he sign elsewhere?

Aarif’s Response

This is speculation on my part, but I can’t see Erik Johnson signing elsewhere this time around. I think he’s back in Denver and wants to stay here. Best case, he signs and remains on the team as an extra. Lord knows, injuries are going to happen and you’ll need EJ quite a bit.

If the Avs don’t bring him back, perhaps he retires and accepts a different job within the organization, whether in hockey ops or perhaps T.V.

Question from Clyde

Are you of the opinion that with the Lumber Yard here for the start of the season, the Avs will get out the gate with a lot better start with a reliable goaltending tandem?

Aarif’s Response

Yes. Absolutely. Between the goaltending, having Gabe Landeskog back full-time, Brock Nelson as 2C, and better defense depth, I think this year is going to start much better. You also have a healthy Artturi Lehkonen from the first day and Valeri Nichushkin not serving a suspension.

Last year the top six on opening night was Nathan MacKinnon, Rantanen, Jonathan Drouin, Nikolai Kovalenko, Calum Ritchie, and Casey Mittelstadt. It’s crazy that only one of these guys is still on the team.

Question from Glendon Gulliver

Gabriel Landeskog had a good playoff with 1 G, 3 A, 4 P in 5 games. Besides being able to play the whole season, how well do you think he needs to play to now justify his $7 million salary? Does he need to play well enough to be on the second line, or will it be okay if his play moves him to the third line? What do you think he needs to provide offensively? 20 goals? 50 points?

Aarif’s Response

It’s easier to answer these questions after seeing what Landeskog was able to do in his return during the playoffs. I do think 50 points is the bare minimum given that he’ll likely be a full-time top-six guy and on the top power play.

Unless he completely falls off, like I’m talking an epic meltdown where he’s no longer got “it,” I don’t think his contract will be an issue. The rising cap also helps. Like right now, whether Landeskog is making $5 million, $6 million or $7 million, the Avs still have cap space and some other depth roster players they can move to create more. I’m not too concerned about his contract anymore.

Again, this is all because we saw what he could do in five games during a physical playoff series after missing three years. It’s easier to play the “what if” after seeing that small sample size.

Question from Greg Hadden

Can the Avs offer Joel Kiviranta a PTO (professional tryout) since they have before? Can they offer him a two-way contract? And, if so, have they or why haven’t they?

Aarif’s Response

They can offer him anything. There are no rules against a player taking another PTO or a two-way deal as a veteran.

I can’t say for sure why he hasn’t signed anywhere yet, but given that it’s been over a month since free agency began, and he’s still out there, it makes me think the Avs are holding firm on an offer and Kiviranta’s camp is trying to get more from them or another team.

We’ll see what ends up happening, but if this is actually the case, I do appreciate the front office not blowing through their cap space just because they have it. Saving a few hundred thousand dollars here and there goes a long way around the trade deadline.

Hey, maybe they have bigger ideas in mind. We shall see.

Question from Jared Williss

Who is traded first, Sam Girard or Ross Colton?

Aarif’s Response

This is a tough question to answer because I can make a case for both.

Ross Colton: I can see him being traded first if the Avs acquire another 3C with a sizable cap hit, and they don’t want their third line to have two expensive players on it. This is the same reason why I thought he’d be traded when the offseason began, because I didn’t think Charlie Coyle would be the one on the move.

Samuel Girard: If they’re still trying to acquire a third high-priced defenseman to play big minutes, then Girard would probably be the first to go. Josh Manson is locked up at just under $4 million for the foreseeable future already. So I can’t see Girard at $5 million also fitting in with three guys making more than him. Again, this is assuming they actually get someone else at a higher cap hit to play a larger role.

Both Colton and Girard have two years remaining on their contracts. Maybe neither ends up getting traded in the end. Doubtful, but possible.

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Every year with Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar is an all-in year. But things haven’t gone well for three seasons now, and there are many reasons why.

But here we are. The 2025-26 season is upon us with a healthy Gabe Landeskog, solid goaltending, a No. 2 centerman, an available Valeri Nichushkin, and a full season of Martin Necas. Jared Bednar is still the head coach, despite losing to Pete DeBoer and the Dallas Stars in consecutive years. But with Ray Bennett taking the fall this year, it sure feels like the pressure is ramped up now for the longtime Avs bench boss.

And that doesn’t even explain the pressure Chris MacFarland is probably feeling as general manager. MacFarland, who was elevated to the role following the 2022 Stanley Cup championship, traded Mikko Rantanen last January after failing to reach an agreement on an extension. Rantanen went on to bury the Avs with a hat trick in the third period of Game 7 in the first round.

The coach is coming back. The GM is staying on board. They signed Brock Nelson, they have Landeskog, Nichushkin, Devon Toews, Cale Makar, and Artturi Lehkonen — all key pieces from 2022. This team has a lot on the line, and we’ll see how it unfolds in a pivotal year.

I’m curious to see what Necas looks like after a full training camp and season with the Avs. For the first time in four years, Landeskog is spending his offseason training to get better rather than rehabbing a knee injury. Will he be the same Landeskog we’re used to? Is Mackenzie Blackwood primed to take another step after saving the Avs from their goalie troubles?

Is Nelson going to succeed in his role, or will he join the likes of Ryan Johansen and Casey Mittelstadt as failed No. 2 centermen behind MacKinnon?

There’s more. Who’s going to play at 3C? What depth options are they looking to add?

These are all obvious storylines we’re keeping an eye on.

But there are others that I’m following. Three, specifically, that intrigue and interest me.

Can Valeri Nichushkin Stay (Physically) Healthy and Be the 2023-24 Goal Scorer We Saw? 

Last season ended with Nichushkin still in the lineup, which in itself was an improvement from the previous two years. But his offense sort of took a dip (for his standards) after a New Year’s Eve injury kept him out of the lineup for an extended period. And in the playoffs, he wasn’t the guy he needed to be. Nichushkin finished with three goals and an assist in seven games.

Back in 2023-24, Nichushkin, when in the lineup, was a goal scoring machine. He had a career-high 28 goals despite playing just 54 games. And that was followed up with an insane nine goals in eight games in the postseason. Basically, he scored 37 goals in 62 total games, which extrapolates to 49 goals over 82 games. He was in fire.

Can he be that guy again? And if so, should he be on the top line with MacKinnon now that Rantanen is gone? That’s something I’ll be keeping an eye on.

Where Are the Avs Going to Play Samuel Girard?

I still stand by the thought that the team had and continues to have plans to trade Girard. Why? Because they tried to sign Ryan Lindgren in the days leading up to July 1 before he landed with the Seattle Kraken.

Lindgren was brought in ahead of the trade deadline and became the second-most used left-shot defenseman behind Devon Toews. So, where does that leave Girard? Were they planning on playing him with Sam Malinski on the third pair? I really find that hard to believe.

But the Lindgren signing didn’t happen, and they instead brought in Brent Burns. That means Girard is one of just two lefties on the back end.

Last year, Girard was the only other defenseman to average more than 20 minutes per game in the regular season behind the top pair. He was far and away the No. 3 defenseman during the regular season.

In the playoffs? That was far from reality. Girard played the first two games on the third pair with Erik Johnson and was fifth in time on ice. In the remaining five games, he was with Josh Manson on the second pair but was often playing fewer minutes than Lindgren.

The Avs clearly see less of a role for him than in years past. And it’s part of the reason why I think they’re still trying to trade him. If they weren’t keen on keeping Charlie Coyle in a third-line role at his salary, I can’t see them keeping Girard at $5 million to play a career-low 17 minutes like he did in the seven-game series loss to Dallas.

Who is the Avs’ Version of Ross Colton? 

When the Lightning traded Colton to Colorado two years ago, it was largely because they couldn’t re-sign him to a contract that could fit under their salary cap. Colton is a winner. He scored the Stanley Cup deciding goal in 2021 for Tampa Bay and was a great depth piece in 2022 when they lost to the Avs.

But since coming to Colorado, he hasn’t had a chance to entirely be himself. Bednar shifted him to center in 2023-24 — a position he’d not played before at the NHL level. Colton did an admirable job, but it wasn’t a perfect fit, even if his line with Miles Wood and Logan O’Connor was solid all throughout the year.

Just a month into the 2024-25 season, Colton was on the wing in Colorado for the first time with MacKinnon and Rantanen and was scoring at will. At one point, He was top three in the league in goals.

Colton has the ability to play with star talent, he’s better on the wing, and he’s the type of guy that you win with. He just needs to be set up for success. That means having the ability to be a Swiss army knife in the top nine with three consistent centermen.

His buddy Wood is no longer around. There’s been zero talk of Colton shifting back to center. As long as the Avs use him appropriately, I’d expect a big year for Colton, for his standards.

I’ve spoken a lot about the idea of trading him, but it was more or less for cap reasons. With Coyle and Wood gone, they can afford to keep him. And it would be smart to do that while we wait to see if Necas commits long term.

Who is the Avs’ version of Ross Colton? Can he have his best season in his third year?

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Thanks again to everyone who submitted a question!

Read More: Avalanche Mailbag 1.0: Stanley Cup Window, Offseason vs Mid-Season Trades, and the Landeskog Effect

Question from Taro Tsujimoto

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This one was a whopper of a mailbag that I’ve decided to split it into two parts. The second half will be released Wednesday morning.

Thanks to all who asked questions! Enjoy.

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Question from Sasha Landprecht

From 2020-2025, the Avs could’ve had 3 Cups. But after their Cup win, It seems like it went downhill with Gabe Landeskog’s injury and Valeri Nichuhskin’s issues. Do you think their cup window has shut?

Aarif’s Response

This upcoming season is going to tell us a lot about where this team currently stands.

They played a great series against Dallas but fell short on the PP and couldn’t hold third period leads. It was a frustrating loss that’ll sit with them for a while. But with No. 92 and No. 13 seemingly figured out now, we’re going to see what they’re made of.

In short, no, I don’t believe their Cup window has shut. They have more in them with this group. And then they can extend it if the pieces around Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Devon Toews, and Landeskog, etc. are refreshed in the next few years.

This is going to be their roster to open a season since 2021.

Question from Stephen Moss

Question from Jared Williss

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Those are four pretty reasonable questions, and they only address the blueline. In the bottom six, Colorado has a healthy Jack Drury, Parker Kelly, and Ross Colton. They also have Logan O’Connor, who is going to start the season injured. After that? It’s anybody’s guess. It sounds like Zakhar Bardakov is going to get a long look. And I’m sure the Avs have their eyes on some of the remaining unrestricted free agents. I wrote about five of them last week.

But what about a trade candidate? Specifically, would a reunion with their 2022 Stanley Cup championship’s third-line center make sense?

J.T. Compher left the Avs in 2023 as an unrestricted free agent. Colorado, which made an overhaul of changes up front that summer, tried to negotiate with Compher until the final moments before realizing a deal couldn’t be had. Instead, general manager Chris MacFarland shifted, and traded for Ross Colton, before signing him to a four year, $16 million deal.

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Colton played center for a season but has since shown he’s better in his natural winger position. He might be someone the team eventually trades, but after unloading Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood, keeping Colton makes more sense. At least for now. The salary isn’t needed yet, and might not be if the Avs don’t find what they want on the trade market. Colton and Compher on the third line together could also work really well.

Anyway, back to Compher.

The now 30-year-old has three years remaining on his contract at $5.1 million. He took a major step back this past season after a strong 2023-24 in Detroit. Compher’s best season was in 2022-23 with the Avs. He had 17 goals and 52 points while playing a career-high 20:32 per game.

The following year in Detroit saw him pass his personal best in goals (19), but his points slightly dropped to 48. Still, he was playing 19:48 per game and was a large part of Detroit’s penalty kill.

Last season, Compher’s numbers dropped to 11 goals, 32 points, and he played just 16:41 per game — the lowest he’s had since 2022. Those numbers are more suitable of a third-line center. The Wings initially added him to play in the top six, which was a clear miscast for a player that was best utilized playing behind Nathan MacKinnon and Nazem Kadri for three years.

At this rate, the Wings would be happy to give him away for free, or for minimal assets. They don’t need the cap space as much as the roster spot for one of their young prospects to get a better look at NHL minutes.

The Avalanche won’t and shouldn’t acquire Compher at his full cap hit. They just traded Coyle’s $5.125 million to clear space — not to replace him with someone at the same number with longer term.

But what if the Red Wings retain? Does Compher make sense at $4 million? That might still be a little too high. How about $3-$3.5 million? Or, if the Wings really want to get away from this player, could the Avs convince their management to retain the maximum 50% of his salary? If so, that means Compher would be back for three years at $2.55 million per season.

There might be other options on the market that are a better fit at this point in their careers. But not many could be had for next to nothing. If the Red Wings retain enough of Compher’s salary, he could even eventually slot in as the 4C behind Drury over the next handful of years, and it still wouldn’t be an overpayment.

Either way, Compher still has a lot of hockey left in him and might be one of the better buy-low candidates on the market.

What say you? Should the Avs try to reacquire the same third-line center that helped them win the Stanley Cup in 2022?

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The Panthers are back-to-back Stanley Cup champions, and Rodrigues, who signed a four-year deal with them two summers ago, was a key piece of their top six both times.

Now that Florida is up against the cap and pushing to bring back at least two of their big three free agents, the Avs should try to pry Rodrigues out of Florida to fill in as a depth forward. The now 31-year-old has chemistry with the core, has versatility to play on any line, and can provide an added veteran presence for a team itching to make another Stanley Cup run.

Nick Kypreos: Panthers' Evan Rodrigues is "one to watch as a potential cap casualty" – Sportsnet

— NHL Rumour Report (@NHLRumourReport) June 25, 2025

The Avs have a mostly complete forward group already, but the third line could use some help. Assuming Charlie Coyle sticks around, it’s looking more like one or both of his wingers from the postseason will be gone. The line ultimately wasn’t all that effective.

Both Jonathan Drouin and Joel Kiviranta are pending unrestricted free agents.

Ross Colton is currently slotted in as the third-line right-winger on the depth chart — a position he held before suffering an injury in Game 1 against Dallas. The left wing spot is Miles Wood, who only played one game in the playoffs. At least one, if not both, of those spots are up for grabs and Rodrigues for two more years at $3 million per would be a great add.

Wood should, and probably will, be shipped out in a cap dump deal of some sort. Once that’s taken care of, the team should still trade Colton and his $4 million salary and replace him with Rodrigues and another cheaper forward, perhaps even Kiviranta.

Colton is a luxury the team can’t afford anymore. In order for the Avs to remake their defense, they’ll need extra cap space. If you can find a way to trade Colton and Wood and replace them with Rodrigues for a million less than Colton and someone else, you’ll have the space you need to shuffle the blueline.

I’ve spent most of the offseason wondering if the team would bring back Drouin. He’s not the best fit on the third line, but he would give the team much-needed top-six security. However, I wrote yesterday about the issue with this logic. Drouin is a great fit on the top line when he’s healthy. He has great chemistry with Nathan MacKinnon. We know this.

But his playoff performance in a depth role left a lot to be desired.

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You can’t re-sign him for top-six security if he’s not going to get the job done in his more permanent third-line role.

Rodrigues would be a much better fit. We know versatility is one of his strengths, and we’ve seen him produce with MacKinnon before.

When he spent a year in Colorado, he had 39 points in 69 games and played a career-high 17:51 per game. In the playoffs, Rodrigues had five points in seven games, playing mostly with MacKinnon and the now departed Mikko Rantanen. But more importantly, he’d be an excellent third liner that can both provide energy and produce offensively.

That’s the type of top-six security the Avs need.

I’m not sure what it would take to get him out of Florida but given the deals we’ve seen for Mason Marchment and Evander Kane, I wouldn’t expect it to be much. The biggest hurdle for the Avs would be clearing space for him. Whether it’s Wood, Colton, or both, those would be the guys to trade to make this happen.

Rodrigues had 15 points in 21 games in this most recent Cup run, after recording 15 in 24 in 2024.

I remember speaking to Rodrigues in the dressing room after the Game 7 loss to Seattle. He was very open and honest about wanting to stay in Colorado. But the Avs decided to look elsewhere, and revamped their forward group with the likes of Colton, Wood, Drouin, and Ryan Johansen, among others.

That same night, I tried to ask J.T. Compher about his pending unrestricted free agent status, but he avoided the question.

Rodrigues liked it here, and I don’t have any reason to believe he wouldn’t want to come back. If you’re the Panthers and you have to move him to clear space, sending him to the Western Conference should be your priority.

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All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — June 12.

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Cale Makar was announced as the Norris Trophy winner on Wednesday, taking home the top defenseman of the year honor for the second time in his career. Makar had 176 first place votes out of 191 voters.

For the fourth year in a row, I was among the voters on the several awards that are voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. Makar had my vote for the Norris. Here’s why.

Also, with the offseason coming up quickly, I shared my first edition of Offseason Musings. Check it out below and join the discussion in the comments section.

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Stanley Cup Final Series

Game 1: EDM 4-3 OT (Series: 1-0 EDM)
Game 2: FLA 5-4 OT (Series: 1-1 tied)
Game 3: FLA 6-1 (Series: 2-1 FLA)
Game 4: EDM at FLA (Thursday, June 12)
Game 5: FLA at EDM (Saturday, June 14)
Game 6: EDM at FLA (Tuesday, June 17)
Game 7: FLA at EDM (Friday, June 20)

Around The NHL

New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils have a glaring need at the 3C position and two guys on the Avs’ roster could make sense. One is Colorado’s current third-line center, the other is a New Jersey native. Can the two teams strike a deal?

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Penguins welcomed new head coach Dan Muse on Wednesday. But amid his press conference, a bombshell news story started to break. Are the Penguins up for sale, again? And Mario Lemieux wants back in? Apparently so.

Here’s Dan Kingerski’s angle of this latest whopper news story.

Philly Hockey Now: Another Stars forward has hit the rumor mill and the Flyers could make sense as a landing spot.

Florida Hockey Now: The Panthers expect the best of the Oilers in Game 4 tonight.

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Joe Sakic and Chris MacFarland are known to build their roster more through trades rather than free agency. And this summer feels like they’ve got a great opportunity to reshuffle the deck, if they choose to do so. They’ve certainly got the assets for it.

Ross Colton? Samuel Girard? Josh Manson? To a lesser extent, Miles Wood?

What if they go big and trade Valeri Nichushkin? I highly doubt it, but you never know.

Also, I’ve written about this before, but Martin Necas is a year away from unrestricted free agency. If negotiations don’t go well, is the front office ready to risk another season without a contract like they did with Mikko Rantanen?

These are all questions that need to be answered.

With that being said, is there a player you’d like the Avs to target? Want our thoughts on whether we think you’re offering a good deal?

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Drouin’s future with the team is a mystery. I genuinely don’t know what the team thinks of him, or where they see him fit. And more importantly, how much money they think he’s worth.

In regular season play, Drouin has 93 points over the last two seasons in 122 games. That’s basically 63 points in every 82 games. Among all forwards, he’s third behind Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen since joining the Avalanche. He’s got more points than Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen, and Ross Colton.

That’s a pretty solid contributor.

But there are reasons why he might not be back. A lot of them.

For starters, the return of Gabe Landeskog makes it a tougher fit. With Martin Necas, Landeskog, Nichushkin, and Lehkonen all locked in for at least another year, it’s hard to find a spot in the top six for Drouin. And if he’s not playing in the top six, is he a useful contributor? The last seven games say otherwise.

Also, injuries haven’t helped his cause. Drouin is 30 years old and was in and out of the lineup quite a bit this season. He also got injured in Game 82 in 2024 and missed the entire Winnipeg series. The Avs have suffered through a lot of uncertainty in their forward group. Nichushkin is often injured or absent, Lehkonen doesn’t exactly have a full bill of health, and who knows what Landeskog’s future will look like?

Is it worth keeping Drouin despite all of that? Or would the team rather use his money on a more reliable player?

And speaking of which, what kind of contract is Drouin looking for? There were times last year when it felt like Drouin was worthy of a 4+ year contract. But at this point, will the Avs be willing to pull the trigger on another more than a year or two? If so, would Drouin go elsewhere to get term on his next deal?

These are all questions that need to be answered by July 1.

Scenario 1: He Leaves

If he’s looking for term, or anything more than $3-3.5 million per season, then the Avs will likely say goodbye to Drouin.

Scenario 2: He Stays

If he’s willing to sign for one or two years, at no more than $6 million, I can see Chris MacFarland entertaining the idea of keeping him. But this would also only happen if other money is moved out. Whether it’s Ross Colton, Miles Wood, or both. As currently constructed, the Avs can’t afford Drouin and don’t have a place for him in the lineup. Especially if they’re going to use a large chunk of their salary cap space on a No. 2 center

Final Verdict

I’ve gone back and forth on this for a week, but I think he ultimately stays.

Playing on the third line won’t get the most out of this player. But I do think having him allows the Avs to spread the wealth. For example, if Lehkonen and Charlie Coyle build chemistry, why not play Drouin in the top six and have three strong lines?

I’m an optimistic guy, but even I know that there’s pretty much no chance that the top six goes the entire season without an injury. So why not keep Drouin for that reason? He was nearly a point per game player last year despite all of his injury issues. It doesn’t hurt to have him as an “in case of emergency, break glass” option.

I also think MacKinnon wants him here, and the Avs would be wise to keep him for that reason, too.

I bet he stays, and it’s a two-year contract with a $2.9 million AAV. And the Avs move Wood to fit him in.

Drouin is worth far more than that, but this is one of those unique situations where the player truly has found a home. I don’t think he’d want to mess with happy, or the opportunity to continue to play with his pal MacKinnon.

What say you?

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