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. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/news/kyle-connor-next-contact-will-be-similar-to-kings-star-forward-deal-per-nhl-analyst' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>What appeared at the time as the probable contract scenario</a> 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 <a href='https://nhlrumors.com/nhl-rumors-will-adrian-kempe-set-the-market-for-kyle-connor/2025/07/20/?amp' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>as a good gauge for Kyle Connor's extension</a> 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 <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhlrumourreport/status/1948074884522766845'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/jets/player/kyle-connor-8478398' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Connor</a> has essentially outgrown most expectations on the back of a 97-point year and is in a completely different salary range now. <h3>Connor will be a free agent at the end of the upcoming season</h3> 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.