Martin Necas Signs Eight-Year Deal in Colorado | Full Media

How you feeling right now? Yeah, super excited and uh happy that we got this done and uh you know I’m excited for the times ahead now and uh you know now I can just focus on playing hockey, winning hockey games and uh do whatever it takes to uh bring a cup back here to Colorado. How much does it mean to you to be able to stay in Colorado and call this place home? Yeah, I think uh it’s great and it’s going to be nice to finally settle in somewhere and uh you know have a long-term contract and just focus on winning and uh nothing else. So, I’m super excited uh happy that I can call this place home now and uh you know um yeah, it’s a dream. Were you surpris Go ahead. You arrived here just over 9 months ago. What have you experienced here that made you so comfortable making such a long-term commitment here? I feel like uh coming into this season uh having having the whole camp uh being with the guys uh feel feel like a real you know player of a Colorado Avalanche and uh just you know I’ve seen uh the things we can do on the ice and I was like sign me up. So uh yeah it’s good. I know it’s been in talks for a while but were you surprised on the timeline of things getting it done today? No, we’ve been in talks for for a little bit and uh I knew it’s it’s getting close and uh yeah, I’m happy that it’s it’s done now. I don’t have to worry about that. Uh and you know, just go out there and do my best. Lots of talent in this group, too. Getting to play next to a guy like Nathan McKinnon for the next eight years. I mean, how exciting is that for you? I think it’s great. And not just him and Kale, but you know, the core group here is uh amazing. And uh you know I’ve been on a great team in Carolina and uh being here seeing uh how good the guys are here and how special this group is is uh that was you know big part why why I signed here and uh you know I want to be winning. You said yourself that modeled your game after Nathan McKinnon when you were in Carolina. Did that play a factor um in in in signing and resigning with Colorado. The fact that you get you get to play with a guy that you’ve been looking up to. Yeah, I uh you know um it’s no secret when I was in Carolina obviously um looking up to the best players in the league and uh you know he’s one of them. So I was trying to you know modify my game to play a little bit like him and play with a high pace. Now we’re playing together so it’s fun. You said it yourself that these short you sign these shorter deals in your career like eight years. What does that mean to have an organization commit to you just on a personal level? Yeah, it’s nice to see the trust, you know, from them and, uh, trust in me and, uh, that’s something new. So, uh, you know, it’s, uh, it’s been real good this season. Uh, we had a Unreal team here, great people around. So, uh, I’m excited to play in front of the ASAN for, uh, way longer now. And, uh, you know, let’s make everything possible and, uh, everything to bring the cup back here. What do you love most about this organization, Marty? just you know paying the paying attention to every detail. you have you you have everything to you know you’re basically here just to you know play everything else is taken care of and uh you know being here for the full season for the first time uh this season is uh you know something that I learned that that’s kind of new to me cuz last year you know feel weird after getting traded but now it’s uh feels great and uh I’m super happy that they gave me time uh you know to kind of figure out the things and uh I’m super super excited to be Marty, was there a moment that you knew, I mean, with the last year after the trade or sometime during the summer that you knew this was going to be the right fit regardless of money or contract, was there a moment that you knew that this was going to be the right fit? Yeah, I think I think this team definitely uh fits my, you know, style of hockey and the way I play and uh you know, we have so many good players here, so uh it’s great. It doesn’t really matter who we play with, but uh you know, at the end of the day, uh you signed a great contract and you’re not winning. Uh it’s tough and uh that’s why I feel like this this team has a great future, bright future and uh I want to be part of it. Do you feel it was a smooth process to make this deal done? Yeah, I I I feel like it wasn’t super tough and uh I’m glad management gave me some time to figure out and uh you know um for me to decide where I want to basically spend my next eight years of life, not just me but my family as well. And uh you know uh I’m super happy and uh I’ll be happy uh to be here for eight eight more years and uh call this home. Where were you when you found out like that was it was this morning. This morning I signed it here before the practice. So uh it was pretty exciting. I knew it’s coming. So uh last couple days, you know, obviously it was in my head. We were talking a lot and uh it was nice to get it done. Did you have a moment after you signed it like that’s a lot of money? That’s, you know, that just you have that moment this morning of, hey, I signed a big deal. Yeah, I think uh obviously it’s great great to, you know, secure my family uh you know, kind of give give back to them for whatever they put in me uh when I was young and um just not just for me, but for my girlfriend, for my family. It’s a you know, big step forward and uh yeah, I’m just I’m just super happy. That was going to be the next thing. Is Nikki excited? Yeah, for sure. She loves Denver. So, uh, that’s great. Have you have you been notified that the next team dinner is on you? Yeah, I think I think that’s that’s, uh, you know, I expect nothing nothing else. So, uh, I’m I’m good with that. Thanks.

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