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- Joe Sakic will remain general manager of the Colorado Avalanche indefinitely.
- Sakic signed defenseman Cale Makar to a $163.2 million eight-year extension, making him the NHL’s highest-paid player.
- He traded Valeri Nichushkin to Columbus for draft picks to free cap space for Makar’s deal.
- Sakic added forward Jaden Schwartz on a three-year contract after his 11-goal, 15-assist season with Seattle.