Extending Artturi Lehkonen won’t be an easy task for the Colorado Avalanche.
Last month, we at The Hockey News speculated about whether Lehkonen, who was instrumental in helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2022, could be forced to leave the team in free agency at the conclusion of the upcoming season.
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We cited a few factors, including his age, injury history and style of play, which requires an enormous physical commitment from a relatively undersized player.
That was before Cale Makar signed a record-breaking eight-year, $163.2 million extension that will pay him an average annual value of $20.4 million beginning with the…
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