Nazem Kadri is rumoured to be signing with a ''surprising'' team

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Ryan
July 14, 2022 (4:20 PM)

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The top player in free agency this year was Johnny Gaudreau after he recorded 115 points last season, but Nazem Kadri is definitely a close second who was on pace for over 100 points but missed due to injury.

Gaudreau signed a massive 7 year deal with an AAV of $9.5 million, and we see this every year, players wait until someone around their calibre sign to ''set the market'' so if Gaudreau got $9.5 million, we are going to most likely see Kadri sign somewhere for between $8-9 million.

Many teams are in need of an elite center this season, so tons of teams are probably after Kadri's services, but it turns out that just like Gaudreau who turned down offers over $10 million, everything might not be about money for Kadri either.

According to The Athletic's Adrian Dater, there is a new belief that Kadri could be heading back to his Stanley Cup winning Colorado Avalanche where he had such success.

I'm more optimistic Kadri comes back to #Avs now. Lots of moving parts though. But I like the odds better now. A couple of league sources are saying he wants to come back to #Avs now @ColHockeyNow

I'm more optimistic Kadri comes back to #Avs now. Lots of moving parts though. But I like the odds better now. A couple of league sources are saying he wants to come back to #Avs now @ColHockeyNow� Adrian Dater (@adater) July 14, 2022

Many times Kadri has expressed that he loved his time in Colorado and would take a hometown discount to stay. The Avalanche are going to have some cap issues upcoming, but if Kadri really wants to win another cup and stay at the top of the mountain, Colorado is the place to stay.