Mikko Rantanen opens up about Avalanche trade, moving on: 'I was ready to take a significant discount'
Mikko Rantanen on Avalanche contract talks and shock of being traded: ‘Everything happened so quick’
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Colorado Avalanche's final contract offer to Mikko Rantanen leaked
Does the Mikko Rantanen trade signal a transition for the Avalanche? One-on-one with GM Chris MacFarland
Despite trading one of the NHL's scoring leaders and a franchise stalwart, MacFarland says the Avalanche are still "all-in."
Stunned Nathan MacKinnon after Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen trade: “It just sucks”
A stunned Nathan MacKinnon tried to make sense of the Colorado Avalanche trading Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
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 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.
3 major Avalanche trade targets after Mikko Rantanen deal
Here are three blockbuster Avalanche trade targets in the wake of the stunning Mikko Rantanen trade with the Hurricanes.
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.
NHL News: Mikko Rantanen makes bold statement, aimed at Avalanche, after being traded to Hurricanes
Mikko Rantanen dropped a very strong message to the Colorado Avalanche shortly after being traded in an NHL blockbuster move to the Carolina Hurricanes.
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.
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 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.
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