Confirmed with Link: Avs re-sign Lehkonen to 5-year × $4.5M AAV deal

[Bill Peckerskull]

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[The Pwnerer]

5 years!?!? That aav is going to be quite interesting.

Edit: That's a great contract.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Qurpiz]

Not hating it.

Kadri is most certainly gone

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Very good deal, IMO.

Prime years for Lehky at $4.5m and we know he steps up big.

Great signing.

 

[TheForsbergShow]

Great deal.

This team has lots of talent for the next few years. Get another cup please.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Love it.

 

[18Mike18]

Hell Yes!!!!

 

[Cake Malar]

This is the good shit right here

 

[Avs44]

Yeah I like this one. Leky was amazing here, locks up the remainder of his prime years.


Avs have certainly set their key wingers long term now. Rants/Landy/Nuke/Lehkonen all here for the foreseeable future.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Another overpay but at least it's a 5 year deal.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Great deal, he's gonna be one of the better value contracts in the league soon

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yeah I like this one. Leky was amazing here, locks up the remainder of his prime years.


Avs have certainly set their key wingers long term now. Rants/Landy/Nuke/Lehkonen all here for the foreseeable future.

They're probably going to try Newhook at 2C at this point but trading him is the right move IMO.

 

[TheRarestDangles]

Yezzzzzz. I think Lehky unleashes his offense next year and this deal will look like a steal.

 

[ANewHope]

Absolutely love it. I don't think he'll be as good as Nuke but I think his offensive numbers are going to be pretty good if he plays a full season in our top 6. I think if you had signed him for 1-2 years it would have been similar to Burky where he would got more than we could give him.

Like this deal better than the Manson one and think it has better "value" than the Nuke deal where your guaranteed to eat atleast a few bad years.

 

[LOFIN]

I was thinking the baseline was 4x4, 5x4,5 is good. He will continue to score if and when he continues to play with Rantanen and get some PP time. Not to mention the other stuff he brings to the table.

Now, announce MacK...

 

[JWK]

 

[The Pwnerer]

40-50 points next year isn't an unreasonable expectation. Add in his elite two way play and clutch attributes, this is a great contract and may turn into a steal as early as next year.

 

[Snow Arc]

Yesssss

 

[Tweaky]

Love it

 

[niwotsblessing]

Score the Cup winning goal, earn a good contract.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Like this deal better than the Manson one and think it has better "value" than the Nuke deal where your guaranteed to eat atleast a few bad years.

In fairness, an RFA deal should have better value and give you better years than UFA deals.

 

[Foppberg]

Yeah I like this one. Leky was amazing here, locks up the remainder of his prime years.


Avs have certainly set their key wingers long term now. Rants/Landy/Nuke/Lehkonen all here for the foreseeable future.

I love the versatility we have in our wingers now too. Give me Nuke/Lehkonen esque players over guys like Bura any day.

 

[Richard Doll]

Trade Compher for a late rounder now and re-sign Kadri.

 

[MaKarter]