Avalanche Extend Casey Mittelstadt To 3-Year Contract
The Colorado Avalanche have extended Casey Mittelstadt to a 3-year contract, which carries an annual average of $5.75 million and begins in the 2024-25 season. Mittelstadt, 25, had four goals…
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Avalanche ink Mittelstadt to 3-year pact
The Colorado Avalanche signed restricted free-agent forward Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.
The contract carries an average annual value of $5.75 million, reports The Athletic's Chris Johnston.
Colorado acquired Mittelstadt from the Buffalo Sabres before this year's deadline in a blockbuster deal that sent defenseman Bowen Byram the other way. Mittelstadt filled a hole at center for the Avalanche, producing 10 points in 18 games before adding nine in 11 playoff contests.
"Casey was a great fit for our lineup and a big contributor to our team down the stretch and in the playoffs," general manager Chris MacFarland said. "His game has improved every season, and he took yet another big jump this past year. We believe he has an even higher level to reach, and it was important to get him signed for several years. Casey is an exciting, playmaking center with good vision and hands and, at just 25 years old, is going to be a big part of our team moving forward."
Mittelstadt will be a UFA when his new deal expires in 2027.
The Avalanche have roughly $10.4 million in cap space left, according to Cap Friendly, with a 2024-25 roster size of 13 players.
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Jets sign DeMelo to 4-year extension
The Winnipeg Jets announced they signed defenseman Dylan DeMelo to a four-year contract extension worth $4.9 million per season.
DeMelo was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agency July 1 and would likely have been highly sought-after as a reliable right-handed blue-liner. He'll earn a significant raise over the $3-million cap hit he's earned over the past four seasons in Winnipeg.
The Jets acquired DeMelo from the Ottawa Senators in 2020. He set a career high with 31 points this past season and ranked second in the NHL at plus-46. The 31-year-old averaged over 21 minutes per contest and contributed 167 hits along with 139 blocks.
Winnipeg has approximately $8.7 million in flexibility left after signing DeMelo, according to CapFriendly. Brenden Dillon, Sean Monahan, and Tyler Toffoli are among the club's notable remaining free agents.
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