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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/GettyImages

The 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.