Avalanche sign star Cale Makar to largest contract in NHL history at $163.2 million
Makar just became the NHL's first $20 million player
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Sportsnet · Aug 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM ET
- Coverage span: 1h 28m
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 3 publications in 30 min
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ESPNTier B
Avs' Makar agrees to largest deal in NHL history(opens original report in a new tab)Cale Makar has agreed to an eight-year extension with the Avalanche that will make him the highest-paid player in NHL history with a $20.4 million AAV. — ESPN
CBS SportsTier B
Avalanche sign star Cale Makar to largest contract in NHL history at $163.2 million(opens original report in a new tab)SportsnetTier B
Avalanche, Cale Makar agree to largest contract in NHL history(opens original report in a new tab)
How coverage developed
First report from Sportsnet
Reported by CBS Sports
Story updateHeadline updated
Story updateESPN joined coverage
Story updateCBS Sports joined coverage
Story updateCoverage went from 1 to 3 sources
Reported by ESPN
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 78.6 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 35 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 11.1 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: freshness, 35 of 35. How each signal is calculated.
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