We can only speculate a what happens here on out for the teams involved, but I am more interested in what this does for Colorado.
Colorado just traded the best player to play alongside Mackinnon. It creates a rift, and suddenly Colorado panics and has to throw the bag at Necas in 1.5 years and X other players because this window with Mack and Makar is closing soon.
Skip to to the end of 26/27 (2.5 years away) Makar is a UFA. Depending on Colorados team environment, how flexible their cap is, and the play of Makar, there is a chance Colorado can't lock it down.
Who knows. One can dream but it's coming down to crunch time for the Avs.
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