Mikko Rantanen Makes his Feelings Known After Being Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes
Star forward Mikko Rantanen made his feelings known after being traded by the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
Trades that shake the entire National Hockey League don't happen often, and we might have seen the biggest deal since the Matthew Tkachuk trade to the Florida Panthers back in 2022 with the Mikko Rantanen trade.
Indeed, with three teams, four players, and three draft picks involved, this deal drastically changed the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes' short and long-term plans.
The Avalanche seemingly realized that they couldn't offer Rantanen enough money to keep him on board. After Leon Draisaitl's $14M AAV contract, he wanted to get a similar number, and the Avs didn't want to pay him more than what is earning Nathan MacKinnon, especially with Cale Makar's contract expiring in two years.
However, this still came as a shock for Rantanen, who was reportedly caught off guard by the organization's decision.
Indeed, according to Andy Strickland, the Avs' 10th overall pick in 2015 was upset about the trade:
Nonetheless, Rantanen has a big opportunity to remain with the Hurricanes, one of the top contenders in the NHL, for a long time. The Canes are in a great financial situation and could pay him what he wanted to earn with Avs.
Elliotte Friedman made a declaration suggesting that:
As for Carolina, general manager Eric Tulsky was thrilled about his acquisition:
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