{"id":115304,"date":"2021-07-24T13:06:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T17:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=115304"},"modified":"2021-07-24T13:06:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T17:06:11","slug":"cale-makar-inks-deal-with-avalanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/07\/24\/cale-makar-inks-deal-with-avalanche\/","title":{"rendered":"Cale Makar Inks Six-Year $54 million Deal With Colorado Avalanche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado Avalanche announced today, that they have re-signed their prize young defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/makarca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cale Makar<\/a>. He struck the jackpot with a lucrative six-year $54 million contract. He was due to be a restricted free agent on July 28th. He won the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/09\/21\/cale-makar-wins-calder-trophy\/\" target=\"_self\"> Calder Trophy<\/a> in 2019-20.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cale Makar signed a six-year contract with the Avalanche. The 22-year-old defenseman could have been a restricted free agent July 28. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rilj7zrFiA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/rilj7zrFiA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLdotcom\/status\/1418944587142418432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Colorado Avalanche Sign Cale Makar to Six-Year Deal For $54 Million<\/h2>\n<p>The budding superstar defenceman tallied 44 points in 44 games last season. He had eight goals and 36 assists to show a point-per-game production. He didn&#8217;t stop in the playoffs either gathering two goals and eight assists to pace his team.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to nhl.com he said,<em> &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be more excited knowing I&#8217;ll be calling Denver home for at least the next six years,&#8221; Makar said. &#8220;I will do everything in my power to bring a Stanley Cup to the best fans in the NHL. My Avalanche teammates are an amazing group of guys, and I can&#8217;t thank them enough as they played such a huge part in enabling me to perform at my best.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I want to extend my appreciation to the Kroenke family, (Avalanche general manager Joe) Sakic and (assistant GM Chris) MacFarland for their longterm confidence and commitment to me. I also want to say thanks to Steve, Brian, and Scott of Bartlett Hockey for their guidance and work on this deal. I can&#8217;t wait to get back to work on October 13th at Ball Arena.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>What This Means For the Avalanche Future<\/h3>\n<p>While the Av&#8217;s are still negotiating to re-sign their captain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/landega01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Landeskog<\/a>, signing Makar had to be a priority. He has shown that his abilities are rare especially for a young player. The team also needs to re-sign goalie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/grubaph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philipp Grubauer<\/a>, so they had their work cut out for them.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping Makar simply means the Av&#8217;s are more competitive with him on the blueline. He is almost certain to win a Norris Trophy with his production and stellar play. 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He struck the jackpot with a lucrative six-year $54 million contract. He was due to be a restricted free agent on July 28th. He won the Calder Trophy in 2019-20. Cale Makar signed a six-year contract with the Avalanche. 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