{"id":126255,"date":"2025-08-07T11:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/126255\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:54:13","slug":"deens-daily-two-years-since-karlsson-trade-should-avs-start-season-without-necas-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/126255\/","title":{"rendered":"Deen&#8217;s Daily: Two Years Since Karlsson Trade; Should Avs Start Season Without Necas Extension?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been two years since Erik Karlsson was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Also, the first part of the August Mailbag is here and questions about Martin Necas\u2019 potential contract extension were again a hot topic.<\/p>\n<p>All that and more on this edition of Deen\u2019s Daily \u2014 August 6.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Hockey Now<\/p>\n<p>I answered a bunch of questions yesterday in the first half of the August Avalanche Mailbag. As usual, I always appreciate the discussion and the number of questions I receive whenever I post one of these for the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Gabe Landeskog\u2019s production, the goaltending tandem, and trading Ross Colton or Samuel Girard were some of the questions I answered. But the most pressing topic was Necas and the fact that the Avs could very well start the season without an extension locked in.<\/p>\n<p>Click below to see my responses to all of these, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradohockeynow.com\/2025\/08\/05\/avalanche-mailbag-1-0-gambling-with-necas-ej-and-kiviranta-updates-goaltending-tandem-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avalanche Mailbag 1.0: Gambling with Necas, EJ and Kiviranta Updates, Goaltending Tandem, &amp; More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Around The NHL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pittsburgh Hockey Now:\u00a0<\/strong>Is Erik Karlsson still going to get traded this summer? It sure seems like more than just a possibility. It\u2019s crazy to think it\u2019s already been two years since a massive multi-team trade shipped him from San Jose to Pittsburgh. Dan Kingerski has <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/2-year-anniversary-the-final-erik-karlsson-penguins-trade-verdict\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the final verdict on the deal<\/a>, and how it worked out for the Pens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ottawa Hockey Now<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>The Sens had an excellent draft in 2020. They selected Tim Stutzle No. 3 overall and Jake Sanderson two spots later. But they also had solid picks, taking Ridley Grieg and two other NHLers in the later rounds. Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawahockeynow.com\/2025\/08\/06\/the-draft-that-shaped-the-ottawa-senators\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a full recap of that draft class<\/a>, and how much it has shaped their team.<\/p>\n<p>The Avs could learn a thing or two about hitting on later picks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Florida Hockey Now:<\/strong> This isn\u2019t Panthers, but it was drawn out nicely by George Richards at FHN.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Kraken forward John Hayden and their mascot buoy had <a href=\"https:\/\/floridahockeynow.com\/kraken-mascot-avoids-bear-in-alaska-montour-joins-coast-guard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a run-in with a bear<\/a>. Yes, an actual real-life grizzly bear.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch This: Video shows a grizzly bear charging at Seattle Kraken mascot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEAbuoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SEAbuoy<\/a> and others while doing what appears to be a fishing promo shoot in the Northwest.<\/p>\n<p>Video Credit: Buoy on X<\/p>\n<p>Click here for the full story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ayghLIruwk\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/ayghLIruwk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hldMBtMz5K\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hldMBtMz5K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KREM 2 NEWS (@KREM2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KREM2\/status\/1951345995456868714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/colhockeynow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CHNS-Tip-Jar.png\" alt=\"Contribute to CHN's travel and support local journalism!\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been two years since Erik Karlsson was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins. 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