Summer NHL Trades/Transactions

Jets, Laine agree to 2-year, $13.5M extension

The Winnipeg Jets and Patrik Laine have agreed to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $6.75 million, the club announced Friday.

Laine was a restricted free agent. His new pact will pay him $6 million in 2019-20 and $7.5 million in 2020-21.

The 21-year-old sniper is coming off a 30-goal, 50-point campaign, but those figures represented the worst offensive output of his three NHL seasons. In addition, 18 of his markers came across 12 games in November.

Laine was one of several high-profile unsigned RFAs entering 2019-20. His teammate, Kyle Connor, is one such player who remains without a new contract.

Despite Laine's dip in offensive production last season, he finished third on the Jets in goals and fourth in points while appearing in every game.

The Finnish winger was Winnipeg's second overall pick in 2016.
 
Avalanche, Rantanen agree to 6-year deal with reported $9.25M AAV

The Colorado Avalanche and restricted free agent Mikko Rantanen agreed to a six-year contract, the team announced Saturday.

Financials of the deal weren't officially disclosed, but TSN's Bob McKenzie reports it will carry an average annual value of $9.25 million.

The reported terms would make him Colorado's highest-paid player, easily surpassing linemate Nathan MacKinnon's incredibly team-friendly cap hit of $6.3 million.

Colorado was adamant in its desire to lock up Rantanen to a long-term deal, and the club was reportedly unwilling to give him Mitch Marner money. The Maple Leafs' dynamic winger signed for a cap hit of $10.98 million earlier in September and was widely considered a close comparable to Rantanen.

With Rantanen signed, the Avalanche have their entire roster under contract and a projected $6.365 million in remaining cap space, according to Cap Friendly.

The 22-year-old Rantanen skated with Norway's Storhamar Dragons as he and the Avs worked to find common ground over the summer.
 
Jets ink Connor to 7-year extension with $7.14M AAV

The Winnipeg Jets have signed restricted free agent Kyle Connor to a seven-year contract extension that carries a $7.14-million average annual value, the team announced Saturday.

Colorado Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen inked his own extension earlier Saturday evening, making Connor the last of this year's star RFA class to sign a new deal.

His fresh contract marks Winnipeg's second big signing in as many days, as fellow RFA Patrik Laine agreed to terms on a two-year, $13.5-million deal on Friday.

With Connor signed, the Jets have a projected $7.716 million in available cap space, according to Cap Friendly. However, that number doesn't factor in Dustin Byfuglien - who is currently suspended without pay as he ponders his future in the league - and his $7.6-million cap hit.

The Jets drafted Connor 17th overall in 2015, and he's emerged as a key piece in the club's attack alongside Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler on the top line.

Connor recorded his second consecutive 30-plus goal season in 2018-19, notching 34 while adding 32 assists in 82 contests.
 
Connor getting more money and longer term than Laine is a bit of an eye opener. And the Rantanen contract sure makes Nathan MacKinnon look like one of the biggest bargains in the league.
 
Rangers trade Namestnikov to Senators

The New York Rangers dealt forward Vladislav Namestnikov to the Ottawa Senators, the clubs announced Monday night.

New York receives a 2021 fourth-round pick, plus defenseman Nick Ebert, with the Rangers retaining 18.75% of Namestnikov's $4-million cap hit.

Namestnikov is in the final season of a two-year, $8-million pact he inked with the Rangers on July 1, 2018.

The 26-year-old collected 11 goals and 31 points in 78 games with the Rangers last season. He spent parts of three campaigns with New York after being acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Ryan McDonagh deal in February 2018.
 

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