Both Lindgren/Dowd have an extra year left with cap hits of $1.1 million and $1.3 million. Sorry no retain. You want both then trade a contract out! We are not giving them to the Avs for pennies on the dollar! Pony up big or forget it!
Lindgren has been good this year, but isn’t very proven, so there’s considerable risk in him not being able to hold it down come playoff time.
Dowd is a 4th liner, albeit a really good one.
Also, the retention is only pennies for this year and $650k next year.
2024 1st+ should be fair IMO and I wouldn’t do more than that if I were the Avs.