“Nathan wanted to get this done, we wanted to get it done and he’s a franchise player and we’re really excited that he’ll remain here in Colorado for the rest of his career.” “It shows a lot of loyalty,” said Sakic, now Colorado's president of hockey operations. It was second-highest in a single playoff run in franchise history, trailing only Hall of Famer Joe Sakic's 18 goals in 1996 (when Colorado won its first Cup). The hard-shooting, fast-skating center tied for the league lead with 13 postseason goals. “What he does for us is really important, and to have him locked up for nine years is really crucial to the short- and long-term planning for us. “We’re just thrilled that it’s done before the start of training camp, and Nate can focus on hockey,” general manager Chris MacFarland said. It's been a short offseason for MacKinnon and the Avalanche after they captured their first Stanley Cup title since 2001. MacKinnon agreed to the deal with training camp about to start.
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The collective bargaining agreement has since limited contract lengths to eight years for a players re-signing with his own team and seven for free agents. The only richer deals than MacKinnon's in NHL history are Alex Ovechkin’s $124 million, 13-year contract with Washington, Shea Weber’s $110 million, 14-year contract with Nashville and Sidney Crosby’s $104.4 million, 12-year contract with Pittsburgh. I just wanted to be here for the rest of my career and hopefully I get another deal after this, too.” "Hoping there’s no more pandemics and the cap goes up even more, but, yeah, I think the term was the most important thing. “Obviously it’s really cool, for sure,” MacKinnon said of being the highest-paid player in hockey.
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