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Bedard Signs New Contract | Which Players Would Avs Freeze If Another Expansion Draft Took Place?
Connor Bedard inks a 5-year, $15 million AAV deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, raising fresh questions about modern NHL contract strategies. Is Bedard leaving money on the table, or betting on himself with flexible term in a rising salary cap era? Chris Micieli and Zach Pearson compare Bedard’s blockbuster contract to Leo Carlsson’s, discuss the implications for Chicago’s rebuild, and speculate how future deals—like Cale Makar’s potentially massive extension with the Colorado Avalanche—might reshape the league’s financial landscape.
The conversation shifts to a hypothetical NHL expansion…
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