Salary Cap: Chris MacFarland - Record as Avalanche GM (Updates In First Post)

[RoyIsALegend]

They could have trade him away but the cost was a 1st round pick. Which we later used to dump RyJo.

The RyJo pick was the 2025 1st. This would’ve been a 2023 1st to attach to EJ, which we ending up using to draft Cal Ritchie.

 

[dahrougem2]

If Makar walks in 27/28 that'll be the end for this core and the time to start building up futures. If he stays, they'll keep trying for a couple more seasons with MacK/Nuke/Necas/Makar/Toews. At latest the rebuild will start in 30/31 imo but most likely before then.

24-25 best chance for a cup
25-26 still a good chance
26-27 a good chance if Necas stays, otherwise a low chance
27-28 rebuild if Makar leaves, otherwise a low chance
28-29 a low chance or miss playoffs
29-30 a low chance or miss playoffs
30-31 rebuild

Cale Makar will have a record breaking contract on his desk the second July 1st hits.

 

[Balthazar]

Cale Makar will have a record breaking contract on his desk the second July 1st hits.

McDavid goes first so I don't think it will be record breaking. Unless we're talking defensemen only.

 

[Vaslof]

Cale Makar will have a record breaking contract on his desk the second July 1st hits.

For sure. It's not the money I'm worried about.

 

[Pokecheque]

You missed the obvious and best. Solving the goaltending situation by acquiring Blackwood and Deadwood. Care to guess how this season would have gone with the Georgie and Justus show? I don't believe Colton was a bad call at all. Mitts? Perhaps a player who got good stats with an inferior team (Buffalo.) Certainly not built for the playoffs. Not tough enough. Acquiring Necas and Drury was exceptional - - especially with Rants agent holding a gun to the Avs head. On the flip side, the Johansen deal was an absolute disaster. And costly to get out from. The acquisition of Nelson and Coyle, while expensive, has totally changed this team. A lot more depth, grit and size. And, scoring ability. Now Bedsy can reduce the minutes of Mac, Makar, Nuke & Toews for the stretch run and playoffs. Hey, I also love having E.J. back. Even if he doesn't play that much, he's a great leader and influence in the locker room.

He deserves credit for the Woodshed acquisitions but I think he also deserves blame for Georgiev, especially his decision to keep him after last offseason. Now…was there a way to deal him and upgrade the goaltending position? I don’t know, but standing pat there led to a really bad start due to the worst goalie tandem in the league.

Anyway, I’m excited for what happens next, after what has been an extraordinarily frustrating season as a fan, so I’ll give him props for doing everything possible to right the ship.

 

[smakki]

Salary cap going almost 20m in up next 3 years and MacFarland saving pennies with top 5 scorer last 5 years in the NHL who already happens to be Avs legend loved by his team mates and fans.

Necas is amazing player, but can't see how this is something that is a praise for MacFarland. But the future will tell. Necas might start producing 40+ goal seasons. Not so easy to do though.

Rantanen is now the top earner in the NHL, makes more than Draisatl. Good for him.