Confirmed Signing with Link: [COL] Avalanche re-sign Andre Burakovsky (2 years, $4.9M AAV)

[HamiltonOHL]

• Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
  13m
  Andre Burakovsky stays in Colorado. 2 years. First year $4.4 mil, second year $5.4. Aav $4.9 mil.
  

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[bov]

Bigger number than I expected but they have the space to do it. Nice year for him.

 

[JoemAvs]

Straight to UFA.
Not a fan of this at all.
Not quite sure what Sakic was thinking here.
1 or 3 years would have been fine by me but 2?
Welp...

 

[bruins4thecup65]

Why?

 

[TopCheese]

Seems a bit high and short term no?

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Bigger number than I expected but they have the space to do it. Nice year for him.

My thoughts exactly, i think an extra year would have made more sense too

 

[McDNicks17]

Straight to UFA.
Not a fan of this at all.
Not quite sure what Sakic was thinking here.
1 or 3 years would have been fine by me but 2?
Welp...

That third UFA year would probably have bumped the AAV way up.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Why?

Because he put up 45 points in 58 games and then 17 points in 15 playoff games?

 

[JoemAvs]

That third UFA year would probably have bumped the AAV way up.

Maybe. Even though I think the contract already is pretty generous in a flat cap world.
But if that is the case, you do a 4.5m year deal for next season, give him another year to prove himself and then either go for a big longterm contract or trade him. I really don't like 2 years straight to UFA for almost 5M..
Just seems like the worst of all possible options for the Avs here..

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Ew awful.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I like it.. let him walk after those 2 years and use that cap elsewhere

 

[Cousin Eddie]

AAV is lower than expected but so is the term. As an Avs fan I would have liked to see an extra year but at that aav it’s hard to complain.

30 goal, 65 point pace in the regular season. Over a PPG in the playoffs. All under 5M. Leaves more cap space than expected too.

 

[tucker3434]

2nd line money for a 2nd line player. Term doesn’t matter much to me. I’d like all my complementary players to have no longer than 3 year terms for flexibility. I’d rather sign for a year short than for something crazy like 5.

 

[Ncit3]

Because he put up 45 points in 58 games and then 17 points in 15 playoff games?

It's like we have a bunch of people who only care about east coast hockey incredulous over moves of one of the best teams in the league despite never watching them.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Seems high to me, but he found his game again with the avs. Also limited the term to minimize risk. Like it for both sides

 

[Sticktape]

Fair deal.

 

[Islay1989]

Straight to UFA.
Not a fan of this at all.
Not quite sure what Sakic was thinking here.
1 or 3 years would have been fine by me but 2?
Welp...

He's not a core piece and they know money will be tight few years down the road.

 

[AslanRH]

Meh, more AAV than I thought, but likely less than Burakovsky was looking for.
Sakic looking at a 2 year window before committing to how to move forward, as it lines up with Kadri's deal and probably a couple more of their RFAs yet to be signed.

frees up a significant chunk of money if needed going into the last year of Nate's value contract.

 

[LOFIN]

That third UFA year would probably have bumped the AAV way up.

Also, him going straight to UFA should keep him on his toes to perform if he wants to cash in come next deal.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Maybe. Even though I think the contract already is pretty generous in a flat cap world.
But if that is the case, you do a 4.5m year deal for next season, give him another year to prove himself and then either go for a big longterm contract or trade him. I really don't like 2 years straight to UFA for almost 5M..
Just seems like the worst of all possible options for the Avs here..

Or you can be thankful about the flat cap allowing them to have him for at least next two years at under 5 as opposed to the 6.5 mil he likely would have received.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

If this was the avv; I would have preferred hall at 8 for 2 years and just trade him for picks

 

[Freudian]

I don't think Sakic wanted to go long term with Burakovsky, so this is what you get. I understand that view. He strikes me as the type of player that might get complacent if too comfortable.

 

[JoemAvs]

He's not a core piece and they know money will be tight few years down the road.

Meh. I am not sure about Burkie one way or the other. He is crazy talented afterall. I'd very much rather given him another year to prove his worth one way or the other and then made the determination about his future with the Avs instead of giving him a path straight to UFA in 2 years now...
I'd also very much rather have him locked up longterm than Hall for example (ideally you don't do either but thats what other Avs fans that see Burkie expendable want to do)..
I still think Sakic has messed up here. Either 1 or 3 years would have been perfectly fine. 2 years is bad for us even if it might save us 1m or so in capspace over the next 2 years. But odds are we won't make great use of that 1M extra anyways so I am disappointed with this deal...

 

[Crosscrease14]

Meh, more AAV than I thought, but likely less than Burakovsky was looking for.
Sakic looking at a 2 year window before committing to how to move forward, as it lines up with Kadri's deal and probably a couple more of their RFAs yet to be signed.

frees up a significant chunk of money if needed going into the last year of Nate's value contract.

Pretty much this but I hope Kadri considers coming back to Toronto for some redemption after his contract

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I like it.


Lower aav than I expected, and Bura is not a guy I would at all be comfortable committing longer term on right now.


2 years is a good time to really evaluate what player he is. Is he the 50+ legit Top 6 winger we saw for us last year, or is he the 30-35 frustratingly inconsistent winger we saw for years in Washington.


Personally I'd be quite alright to walk away from him as a UFA regardless.