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Sam Malinski Re-Signs For 4x4.75

Avs keep puck-moving d-man for 4 more years.

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Pat Salvas
Jan 27, 2026
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I expected it to be a slow Avs news day between games on the road in Canada.

Then… BOOM! Sam Malinski re-signs for four more years at a nice little number.

The undrafted free-agent out of Cornell (we won’t hold that against him) has agreed to a four-year extension with the Avalanche worth $4.75 million annually, kicking in after this season. Not bad business for a player who signed a one-year, $1.4 million prove-it deal last June.

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