Will Martin Necas price himself out of Colorado, and is Patrik Laine playing himself out of Montreal?

Michael Amato of Sportsnet: Martin Necas put up a career-high 83 points last season, and could top 90 this season playing alongside Nathan MacKinnon. With the rising cap and recent comparables, Necas will be looking for over $10 million a season. He may not be far off from Mikko Rantanen’s $12 million. Will Necas price himself out of Colorado like Rantanen did?

Necas likely won’t get more than MacKinnon’s $12.6 million, but a Cale Makar extension will be more. Makar is eligible for an extension this offseason, and he could be Kirill Kaprizov range. Going $10-$11 million for Necas could make things tight.

Do the Avs play out the year with Necas and potentially lose him for nothing, or do

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