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Colorado Avalanche's final contract offer to Mikko Rantanen revealed
Does the Mikko Rantanen trade signal a transition for the Avalanche? One-on-one with GM Chris MacFarland
Avalanche trades Mikko Rantanen to Carolina Hurricanes as part of blockbuster three-team deal
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Sean Keeler: Avalanche, please don’t make Nuggets’ mistakes. Pay Mikko Rantanen. Help Cale Makar. Don’t break up the band.
Rantanen and Cale Makar, who’s got a $9 million-per-year cap hit through the 2026-27 campaign, don’t have to be an either/or proposition if the former’s payments get deferred. With Mikko camped out to his right midway through the second stanza ...
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Will the Hurricanes Offer Mikko Rantanen Fair Market Value?
The Carolina Hurricanes made waves on Friday night with the acquisition of Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado and Rantanen were at an impasse when it came to contract negotiations.
Sleepless, shocked and hurt: Avalanche try to move on after Mikko Rantanen trade
The trade that saw the superstar dealt to Carolina sent shockwaves through the league and up and down the Colorado franchise.
Cale Makar scores twice as Avalanche beat Rangers, 5-4
Makar scored again to give Colorado a 3-2 lead at 14:36 of the period with the Avs on the power play. Necas reversed the puck from the right side of the ice to the left, then MacKinnon set up Makar at the top of the zone for his 18th goal of the season.
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Cale Makar, new guys lead Avalanche past Rangers in wild, much-needed win
Martin Necas had two assists, nearly scored twice himself and excelled on the top line. Jack Drury scored a goal and centered a new-look depth line while all 12 Avs forwards played more than 10 minutes, a departure from the usual top-heavy distribution.
Mikko Rantanen bids farewell to Avalanche after Hurricanes trade
Former Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen took to Instagram to share his gratitude to the franchise after being traded to the Hurricanes.
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Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche react to 'shocking' trade of Mikko Rantanen
You could tell the trade of Mikko Rantanen really stung everyone in the Avalanche organization. After Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and head coach Jared ...
Mikko Rantanen trade grades for Hurricanes, Avalanche, Blackhawks
Here are our Mikko Rantanen trade grades for the Blackhawks, Avalanche, and Hurricanes after Friday's stunning deal.
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Avs Learned from Their Mistake with Rantanen and Won't Repeat It with Makar, Says Latest Report
The Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen after not meeting his contract demands, and now, it's been revealed they're willing to do whatever it takes to keep Cale Makar, with the team aware they can't ...
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 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.