Mikko Rantanen trade puts spotlight on Mitch Marner extension talks: Monday Morning Leafs Report
Asked about the state of extension talks with not only Marner but John Tavares and pending RFA Matthew Knies earlier this month, Leafs GM Brad Treliving said, “Those are things that we always are looking at and talking about and rumbling around, but nothing to report right now.”
Weekend NHL rankings: The Mikko Rantanen blockbuster shakes up the league
Behind the Hurricanes’ blockbuster trade for Mikko Rantanen: What GM Eric Tulsky said
Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall Blockbuster 3-Team Trade to Hurricanes Stuns NHL Fans
Hurricanes' Mikko Rantanen was willing to take 'significant discount' with Avalanche
Mikko Rantanen says he was willing to take a discount to stay with the Avalanche before the Hurricanes trade happened.
Avalanche Analysis: Trading Mikko Rantanen creates yet another huge “what if” since 2022 Stanley Cup run
Chris MacFarland pointed to Rantanen’s pending free agency and the club’s desire to get deeper after three years of being short in that department as reasons for the trade. The NHL’s salary cap ceiling, which is set at $88 million this year but is expected to rise — possibly significantly — in the next couple of seasons is also a factor.
Avalanche trades Mikko Rantanen to Carolina Hurricanes as part of blockbuster three-team deal
The Colorado Avalanche has traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes, according to multiple reports. Rantanen is in the final year of his contract and can be an unrestricted free agent in July. He leads the Avs with 25 goals and has 64 points, which was sixth in the NHL entering Friday night’s games.
Avs GM MacFarland felt ‘timing was right’ to deal star forward Mikko Rantanen
Facing the prospect of Colorado’s star winger Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to deal him away and bolster the Avalanche’s roster for the future.
Hurricanes Forward Gives Number to Mikko Rantanen
The Carolina Hurricanes are wasting no time introducing their latest acquisition to the organization. After swinging a massive trade for superstar Mikko Rantane
Keeler: Avalanche trade of Mikko Rantanen to Carolina raises red flags. And a very big white one
Trading Moose is fan abuse. Surely, they’re not done. Right? Shipping out Mikko Rantanen has to be the beginning of a mid-season makeover — not the Finn-ishing piece. Surely, somebody’s coming. Somebody big.
Mikko Rantanen trade grades: Who won blockbuster NHL deal?
Who won Friday night's blockbuster that saw Mikko Rantanen go from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes?
Avalanche GM: 'Tough Business Decision' to Trade Mikko Rantanen in NHL Blockbuster
Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said it was a "tough business decision" to trade star winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes
Avalanche send Mikko Rantanen to Hurricanes, receive Martin Necas in blockbuster trade
In a blockbuster NHL trade, the Colorado Avalanche have sent Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Martin Necas. Taylor Hall will also be going from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Hurricanes as part of the three-way deal.
Colorado Avalanche trade Mikko Rantanen, star forward will play for Carolina Hurricanes
The Colorado Avalanche have traded 28-year-old star forward Mikko Rantanen. The team confirmed the move late Friday night.