It’s unlikely Mikko Rantanen is traded from Colorado, and do they need to add?
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet was on NHL Community Radio Morning Skate with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick and was requested in regards to the Colorado Avalanche and what they may add on the deadline. As Friedman said the larger concern would be the negotiations with Mikko Rantanen.
NHLRumors.com Transcriptions
Scott Laughlin: “Elliotte Friedman right here with us for an additional couple of moments right here on the NHL Morning Skate as we proceed looking forward to 4 video games arising tonight within the Nationwide Hockey League. Winnipeg and Colorado is an fascinating one too, and Fridge we had Mark Moser on with us within the final hour and speaking about what the Avalanche could be searching for as effectively when it comes to upgrades.
Look, they’ve had guys come out and in of the lineup, and so they actually need to simply have everyone again wholesome. We’re undecided about (Gabriel) Landeskog. Issues look good with him understanding, and then you definitely discover out, hey, possibly Chris MacFarland, hoping, fingers crossed that possibly it’ll be playoff time when he comes again.
NHL Rumors: May Mikko Rantanen Make Extra Than Nathan MacKinnon in Colorado?
I introduced up Nazem Kadri and simply how integral he was to the Avalanche successful the Stanley Cup a few years in the past. Nonetheless, bear in mind you on the ice and speaking with him proper after they gained that cup in ’22. Do you continue to assume that the Colorado Avalanche are going to look to deal with both the again finish or possibly even focus just a little bit extra firmly on that second-line middle place?”
Elliotte Friedman: “I bought to assume they’re going to look laborious at that second-line middle place. I began listening to some issues like Mittelstadt has been struggling. I’ve been watching just a little bit extra. They’re giving the inform, proper, Scott. Their, they’ve tried another issues there now, like Mikko Rantanen right here and there every so often. So that offers me, they’re not proud of what they’ve bought there.
I feel the most important factor in regards to the aAvalanche is, how are they going to deal with the Rantanen? What are they going to do right here? Now, there’s been some reviews that possibly they deal Rantanen. I feel they’re going to attend to see how this all performs out round March seventh. I feel that’s just a little bit untimely. Nevertheless, there’s no query to me, Scott, that this has grow to be a much bigger problem, and possibly the primary factor on the Avalanche radar pre-March 7 is, how are they going to deal with Rantanen.
NHL Rumors: Mikko Rantanen Will Get High 5 Cash on His Subsequent Contract
The factor is, is that I used to be speaking to a different government the opposite day, and we have been chatting about it, and he mentioned, You recognize what I’d do? And I mentioned, What’s that? He goes, I’d pay him. I am going, Actually? He goes, Yeah, even when it meant I needed to blow my wage construction, I’d pay him. And I mentioned, Okay, I perceive why. And he goes as a result of you possibly can’t exchange these guys.
And so I feel that Rantanen is the elite of the elite, proper? So to me, the most important query the Avalanche have isn’t second-line middle or not D, I feel you’re speaking a couple of foundational choice about your hockey group, and that’s, what are you doing with Rantanen?”
NHLRumors.com Word: As RG Media reported over the weekend, the talks with Rantanen will go all the way down to the wire. This might be a last-minute state of affairs. Buying and selling him isn’t on the desk as a result of they might be a worse group in the event that they did transfer him out. The truth for the Avalanche is Rantanen in all probability will get greater than Nathan MacKinnon.
