Martin Necas is willing to take his time as he looks to money in on his next contract
The Chris Johnston Show: Chris Johnston talking about Colorado Avalanche pending UFA forward Martin Necas, and where their talks are at. Necas seems more open to waiting this out, and he could play himself into a good larger contract.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“I suppose Necas is possibly where essentially the most intrigue could be found. Simply because, you recognize, he arrived in Denver last 12 months, obviously as a part of that Mikk Rantanen trade. And you recognize, so he doesn’t have the identical length of history with the team, which doesn’t mean he doesn’t need to stay. I’m not saying that in any respect, but I believe that, you recognize, it could possibly, it could possibly be a bit of different kind of negotiation.
And he’s also comfortable letting it play out a bit of bit more, you recognize. So his agent and the Avalanche, well, they’ve definitely form of set the table for a way talks might go. Like, it doesn’t look like it’s as energetic of a conversation that’s happening around him.
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And, you recognize, very, very, very early days of the season, but you recognize, he’s put up some points to begin to 12 months. And you recognize, if he has, you recognize, a season where, you recognize he’s attending to 80, 90 points. I do know he was, I believe he was low 80s last season between the 2 teams. But when he’s pushing, you recognize, even higher when it comes to his production, you recognize, possibly it doesn’t suit his interest to sign.
I mean, possibly he looks on the board around him emptying and considers, hey, that is a very good time to, to utterly maximize my my earnings. So, you recognize, I don’t, it’s not meant to be a prediction, but I could just see, I could see where the terms of that, that situation, especially if Necas has, you recognize, really a very good season. I mean, when you’re him, it’s going to take numerous money to present up the prospect to possibly be a free agent”
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