Avalanche free agency 2025 tracker: Colorado inks Parker Kelly to four-year extension
Even when Mikko Rantanen signed a million contract with the Dallas Stars shortly after being traded there in February the free agent class of looked spicier than typical years Well the past couple of days removed a lot of the seasoning Fifteen players have signed contracts worth million per season or more in the past week while veteran players Jamie Benn Patrick Kane John Tavares and Jonathan Toews have all agreed to deals below that threshold as well Several of the big deals went to pending restricted free agents but the top of the UFA class disappeared when Mitch Marner Sam Bennett Aaron Ekblad Brad Marchand and others took their names off the arena The names might not be as big on Tuesday but there are still plenty of teams with a lot of salary cap space as free agency opens in the NHL so expect to see several not-elite players sign larger-than-expected contracts The Colorado Avalanche has a little bit of cap flexibility but also several depth spots on the roster to fill Don t expect the Avs to get into a bidding war for any of the top names still available but they could also make another deal to free up more cap space fill one or more of those holes or both Colorado does have several players hitting the free agent sphere Tuesday including forwards Jonathan Drouin Joel Kiviranta and Jimmy Vesey plus defensemen Ryan Lindgren and Erik Johnson NHL free agency updates Day July a m Monday was the deadline to extend a qualifying offer to restricted free agents The Avs did not qualify forwards Jean Luc-Foudy William Dufour defenseman John Ludvig and goaltender Kevin Mandolese so they are all officially unrestricted free agents a m The Avalanche signed one of its forwards with one year remaining on his current contract but it wasn t the one people might have been expecting Parker Kelly signed a four-year million extension Tuesday a league source authenticated to The Denver Post The deal will carry a million cap hit It doesn t start until - and runs through Kelly joined the Avs a year ago on a two-year million deal He had eight goals and points in games for the Avalanche spending a large chunk of the season as the No center before settling in on the wing of the fourth line after the club revamped its roster This was the first day Kelly was eligible to sign a new contract Martin Necas Jack Drury Josh Manson Scott Wedgewood and Sam Malinski are all eligible for new deals that begin in a m Colorado retained two key players for the Eagles on one-year contracts T J Tynan and Jack Ahcan both signed one-year deals to remain with the organization Tynan had eight goals and points in games for the Eagles last season He also had one point in nine games for the Avalanche Ahcan had five goals and points in games for the Eagles He also played in the Avs final two games of the regular season Avalanche depth chart Here s where the Avalanche depth chart stands the morning of July before the free agent frenzy gets started Artturi Lehkonen Nathan MacKinnon Martin Necas Gabe Landeskog Brock Nelson Valeri Nichushkin Ross Colton Jack Drury Parker Kelly Internal options Ivan Ivan Nikita Prischepov Zakhar Bardakov Matthew Stienburg Jason Polin Devon Toews Cale Makar Samuel Girard Josh Manson Sam Malinski Internal options Keaton Middleton Wyatt Aamodt Jacob MacDonald Mackenzie Blackwood Scott Wedgewood Trent Miner Injured Logan O Connor hip And here s certain reading material to get updated on the Avs offseason to date Avs sign RFA Sam Malinski Avs have clarity cap flexibility and could be case Related Articles Avalanche maintains cap flexibility after signing defenseman Sam Malinski ahead of free agent frenzy Colorado Avalanche reveals evolution camp roster with Sean Behrens set to return to ice Avalanche Journal After years in cap purgatory Colorado has clarity to be case in NHL free agency Avalanche NHL draft tracker Avs take UMass defenseman in third round Avalanche trades Charlie Coyle Miles Wood to Columbus for two picks intriguing prospect Avs deal Charlie Coyle Miles Wood to Columbus Avs NHL draft tracker Renck Avs re-signing Brock Nelson puts Chris MacFarland Jared Bednar on notice Avs sign Brock Nelson answer biggest offseason question Want more Avalanche news Sign up for the Avalanche Insider to get all our NHL analysis
