{"id":293317,"date":"2023-09-20T23:31:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T23:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293317"},"modified":"2023-09-20T23:31:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T23:31:25","slug":"devon-toews-says-he-wants-to-sign-long-term-with-avalanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/nhl\/devon-toews-says-he-wants-to-sign-long-term-with-avalanche\/","title":{"rendered":"Devon Toews says he wants to sign long-term with Avalanche"},"content":{"rendered":"
Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews hopes to reach an agreement with the organization on a contract extension before the 2023-24 season, he said Wednesday during the team’s preseason media day.<\/p>\n
“My intent is to stay here the rest of my career,” Toews said.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old blueliner is entering the last year of a team-friendly deal with an average annual value of $4.1 million, which occupies 4.9% of the team’s salary cap space in the upcoming season (excluding Gabriel Landeskog’s $7 million).<\/p>\n
He’s coming off his second consecutive 50-point season, in which 37 of his 43 assists in 2022-23 were at even strength. Playing on one of the NHL’s most potent defensive pairings with Cale Makar, Toews finished 14th in Norris Trophy voting.<\/p>\n
Toews said he has “had talks” with the front office this summer about an extension.<\/p>\n
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