Avalanche sign Burakovsky to 2-year contract reportedly worth $9.8M

The Colorado Avalanche signed restricted free-agent forward Andre Burakovsky to a two-year contract on Saturday, the team announced.

Terms weren't officially disclosed, but the deal carries an average annual value of $4.9 million, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Burakovsky was traded to the Avs from the Washington Capitals last summer. He had a career season in his debut with Colorado, registering 20 goals and 25 assists in 58 games before the pause.

He also chipped in 17 points in 15 playoff games before his club was eliminated in the second round by the Dallas Stars.

The 25-year-old winger made $3.25 million on a one-year deal in 2019-20, and his new contract will walk him into unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career.

The Avalanche still have plenty of work to do with their RFAs, as Valeri Nichushkin, Tyson Jost, Vladislav Kamenev, Ryan Graves, and Nikita Zadorov need new contracts. General manager Joe Sakic shouldn't have much of an issue fitting them all in under the books, as he has a projected $17.4 million in cap space, according to Cap Friendly.