Marty took the money Mikko wouldn’t . Now he must deliver what Mikko couldn’t. Martin Necas needs to help the Avs win another Stanley Cup. Otherwise, Thursday’s decision to extend his contract will be viewed as a disappointment.

Necas will forever be connected to Mikko Rantanen . He was the central figure acquired when the Avs shipped Rantanen to Carolina last January.

The Avs will tell you they also added depth and created financial flexibility with draft picks. Let’s get real. They traded a top-10 winger for a top-15 winger. Necas is not as good as Rantanen. But if he’s 90% of the Moose, he can be a 100-point scorer playing alongside Nathan MacKinnon. There is real value in this type of production.

But when looking at the contract — eight years, $92 million — the Avs did not save

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