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Jets Facing Massive Price Tag to Keep Kyle Connor as Frank Seravalli Reveals Expected Salary

Originally posted on Hockey Latest | By Daniel Lucente | Last updated Jul 23, 2025 3:19 PM ET

NHL insider Frank Seravalli revealed that if the Jets want to keep Kyle Connor long-term, they will need to fork over $11 to $12 million per season for him.

What appeared at the time as the probable contract scenario between Kyle Connor and Adrian Kempe has drastically changed the course.

Whereas earlier speculation had Adrian Kempe's next Kings deal in the $9-10 million AAV range as a good gauge for Kyle Connor's extension on the Jets, the former has rapidly gone in the opposite direction.

From NHL insider Frank Seravalli on Kyle Connor, he believes that he is now valued in the $11-12 million AAV range. That figure dramatically jacks up the price and takes Kempe's comparison out of the question.

'I would peg that next contract somewhere between $11 and $12 million AAV; obviously a huge priority for the Jets to get done.'
- Frank Seravalli

Connor has essentially outgrown most expectations on the back of a 97-point year and is in a completely different salary range now.

Connor will be a free agent at the end of the upcoming season

On the horizon in 2026 is free agency, and the Jets brass has been more anxious about re-signing Connor than anything else.

With the cap still on the rise, the Jets' quandary is how in the world will they manage to re-sign their franchise winger before the marketplace sends his price even more skyward into the stratosphere.

The story has now been changed, and Connor has been removed from the wait-and-see list now that Frank Seravalli said that signing him has become a priority for the team.

The clock has already started ticking on the Jets to find a way to sign Connor to one of the most costly contracts in the Jets' team history.

This article first appeared on Hockey Latest and was syndicated with permission.

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