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[Rumour] Avalanche Notes: COL Devon Toews contract status

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Avalanche Notes: Toews, Cogliano, Manson, Wagner, Maenalanen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 AT 9:00 PM CDT | BY BRIAN LA ROSE 

Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews told reporters including Bennett Durando of The Denver Post that the two sides had some discussions about a possible contract extension.  The 29-year-old has dominated over the past two seasons, reaching the 50-point mark both times while logging over 25 minutes a night.  That’s the type of stat line for a number one defenseman but Toews is being paid nowhere near there with the AAV on his expiring deal checking in at $4.1MM; it wouldn’t be surprising to see him double that on a long-term contract.  Toews also made it known that his desire is to remain with Colorado but with the big-ticket deals they have on the books and Mikko Rantanen being UFA-eligible in 2025, it remains to be seen if they’ll be able to accommodate Toews’ preference.

 

 

More from Colorado:

  • Forward Andrew Cogliano will take part in training camp but is unlikely to suit up in the preseason, relays NHL.com’s Ryan Boulding (Twitter thread). He suffered a fractured vertebra in the playoffs against Seattle and it stands to reason that the Avs will opt to be careful with the 36-year-old who signed a one-year, $825K deal with them earlier this offseason.
  • Over the weekend, head coach Jared Bednar indicated that the expectation for defenseman Josh Manson would be that he’d be ready for the start of camp. While he’ll be able to meet that timeline, Bednar told Boulding that Manson is dealing with a lower-body injury and won’t be 100% recovered.  The 31-year-old battled injuries last season and was limited to just 27 games where he had 10 points but was limited to just 17:41 per game, a career low.
  • Offseason signing Chris Wagner won’t be able to push for a roster spot after all as Bednar told Boulding that the forward ruptured his Achilles tendon and will be out until sometime in 2024. The 32-year-old has 360 career NHL games under his belt and could have fit in on a new-look fourth line but instead, he’ll miss at least the first half of the season.
  • Saku Maenalanen was supposed to push for a roster spot while playing on a PTO but Peter Baugh of The Athletic relays (Twitter link) that the winger failed his physical and has been released from his deal. The 29-year-old had 10 points in 64 games with Winnipeg last season and will now look to catch on elsewhere.  Peter Holland and Joel Kiviranta are the remaining PTO forwards that will be aiming to secure a contract with the Avalanche.
 

 

 

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This guy has been an analytical marvel since his first year in the league.  The only difference between then and now is that his production caught up with his performance.  He is by far the most high-profile UFA this upcoming summer.

 

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42 minutes ago, Miss Korea said:

This guy has been an analytical marvel since his first year in the league.  The only difference between then and now is that his production caught up with his performance.  He is by far the most high-profile UFA this upcoming summer.

 

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Put him out there with a Tyler Myers and watch those numbers plummet. 

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At 29 and turning 30 before UFA status, he is going to want to cash in BIG time on what should be his last and only valuable contract which to me eliminates us unless we can move a like contract out to make room. I am also leery about said contract for a post-25 year old player. I can easily see him looking for 5x$#8-9mil since his production warrants that. 

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Toews is gonna get paaaaid, he'd be a big loss for the Avs as he's such a great partner for Makar

 

Last chance to cash in big though

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Just now, Devron said:

Remember when Joe stole this guy from the islanders. What was it 2 x 2nd round picks?

Remember when folks used to lambast Joe for being a shoddy GM

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I can confirm from a really reliable source (independent from this article) that he really wishes to stay in Colorado. He's really happy there. I'm sure Colorado will prioritize to sign him.

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I wonder how much he'll want. I could see it being 9 million or so per year for around 6 years. Perhaps he'll take a little less to stay in Colorado, but I'm not sure if they'll even have the cap space to give him 8 million per. 

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5 hours ago, Devron said:

Remember when Joe stole this guy from the islanders. What was it 2 x 2nd round picks?

 

Allvin needs to replicate that deal. Hronek for a 1st and change is a good start...now we need our "Toews" too.

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6 hours ago, Devron said:

Remember when Joe stole this guy from the islanders. What was it 2 x 2nd round picks?

Samuel Girard and Bowen Byram for Matt Duchene was a slick move as well

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1 hour ago, aGENT said:

 

Allvin needs to replicate that deal. Hronek for a 1st and change is a good start...now we need our "Toews" too.

Yeah, and not of the Jonathan variety.

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I doubt Colorado will re-sign toews u less he takes a 4-5 year deal. If byram stays healthy he should be able to replace him. He won his cup and prolly chase after money. Colorado won’t and shouldn’t pay him retirement contract nor can they afford. Rantanen makar mackinnon nuk landeskog. They can’t afford to do another massive long term deal. 

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Just now, Jester13 said:

Abbotsford boy.

 

Make it so, Allvin. 


Wouldn’t that be a way to emphatically solidify the D (pun intended)

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what about a Tyler Myers to PHX for dumba ?

I feel dumb is better and this saves Canucks some cap but actually saves PHX like 3 million and they are probably close enough in player value that you would still get a 3rd or 2nd for TM at the deadline, similar to MDs deadline value...

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On 9/21/2023 at 1:14 AM, AatuD2 said:

Put him out there with a Tyler Myers and watch those numbers plummet. 

Weird because the two biggest “liabilities” were a top 5 shutdown pair league wide 2 seasons ago. Then for whatever reason Boudreau split them up last season

 

and no, 2 negatives do not make a positive.

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16 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:

 

Colorado can't trade him because they are a cup contender.  So he will walk to free agency and Allvin will sign him for free...

I was being sarcastic...

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