Colorado Avalanche sign Devon Toews to big extension

The Colorado Avalanche and defenseman Devon Toews have agreed to a seven-year contract extension worth $7.25 million on an annual basis. If Toews, who is 29 years old, plays through that entire contract, he more than likely will finish his career with the Colorado Avalanche.

Toews was drafted in the fourth round of the 2014 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders. He played 116 games in those two years and had 11 goals and 35 assists. Toews was traded to the Avalanche in 2020 for a second-round pick in 2021 and a second-round pick in 2022.

He has more than exceeded expectations. In his first three seasons with the Avalanche, Toews had 29 goals and 109 assists and plus/minuses of plus-29, plus-52, and plus-39.

Toews isn’t going to score every game, but as evident by his 13 goals in 66 games during the 2021-22 season, he’s capable of being an offensive player.

He has not been a liability on the ice and the Avalanche are fully aware of his capabilities when he’s paired alongside Cale Makar.

CapFriendly provided a breakdown of Toews’ contract, and on a year-to-year basis, his numbers are almost the same. Makar is locked in until 2028, while Toews’ contract runs through the 2030-31 season.

It feels as if the Colorado Avalanche have found the right guy to make sure the team has its core in place. The team made assistant general manager Chris MacFarland their full-time general manager in July of 2022 and he has done a good job with signings as well as making sure key players stick around.

I’m not saying that he’s done the cheapest deals. No, no, no. But when it comes to guys such as Nathan MacKinnon, yes, he made the right and obvious call there, signing him to a massive extension that made him the highest-paid player in the NHL.

Props go out to you, MacFarland. Props go out to you.