Colorado Avalanche General Manager Breaks Silence and Reveals the Reason he Traded Mikko Rantanen
Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland broke his silence and revealed why he decided to trade Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Yesterday, the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, and Chicago Blackhawks made a massive trade involving key players Mikko Rantanen, Martin Necas, Taylor Hall, and multiple draft picks.
This move came as a surprise for many analysts, experts, fans, and players. Even Rantanen himself was caught off guard:
Today, ahead of the game between the Avalanche and the Bruins, the Avs' general manager Chris MacFarland opened up about his decision to trade Rantanen.
He talked about many things, including how the decision was a tough one to make:
"It hurts, right? He's a homegrown talent, a superstar talent, a superstar human being. But that's sports. Your heartstrings get tugged. That's why we all do this."
But in the end, the Avs felt like their hands were tied due to Rantanen's upcoming free-agent status:
"These are tough decisions. There's nothing done in a vacuum. Mikko earned the right to be an unrestricted free agent, and he's five months away from that. You've got to make these hard decisions. The player has to make them, the club has to make them, and that's what we did. Getting two cost-controlled assets was important."
He also talked about how it won't be easy to replace him, but he counts on his players to work harder to fill the void left by Rantanen in the lineup:
Only time will tell if that move was the right one to do. For MacFarland, such a deal could have a big impact on his career.
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