Colorado Avalanche, Necas under pressure to work out extension

The Colorado Avalanche must now decide what to do about Martin Necas following Kirill Kaprizov's megadeal.

The Colorado Avalanche now face a decision about paying or trading Martin Necas. | Claus Andersen/GettyImagesThe Colorado Avalanche and impending UFA winger Martin Necas are now under pressure to figure out a contract extension. The heat just turned up following the news of Kirill Kaprizov’s massive extension with the Minnesota Wild.

As my colleague Graham Tiedtke noted, Kaprizov’s mind-shocking deal makes Nathan MacKinnon’s contract look like the biggest bargain in the NHL. And that sheds light on Necas’ situation.

The Avalanche face a gargantuan decision with Necas. The hope is that the…