Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas Podcast: 882 Down. 13 to Go. episode, on Mikko Rantanen’s state of affairs with the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Bukauskas: “Final pod Elliotte, we talked about Mikko Rantanen. Noticed him and the Hurricanes in Toronto. It was ugly early. They virtually improbably made it a sport late within the third interval. However on Saturday Headlines say you had the information that Rantanen’s representatives met with the Hurricanes in particular person over the 4 Nations break, and that the Hurricanes made a proposal into the 9 digits.
So assuming that will be a max eight-year time period, we’re speaking at the least 12 and a half million per season. The place do issues stand there as we document this late on Sunday evening?”
Friedman: “I don’t assume something has modified since Saturday evening so far as I do know. The one factor {that a} couple folks mentioned that I ought to have mentioned on Friday, that I didn’t, was that even when he’s not signed by March seventh, the deadline, the Hurricanes can have the choice of holding him and both A) believing they’ll get him to signal, or B), simply saying, ‘you recognize what, we’re going to go for the Stanley Cup.’
So that’s one thing else. However, you recognize, I follow it. It’s true. There are groups on the market who’re saying, we’re not so certain we must always rush into anything till we all know for sure what’s occurring with this participant.
And so I don’t wish to say that Rantanen is holding up the commerce deadline, as a result of I don’t imagine that’s true, however I do assume that there are groups who’re taking a look at it and saying, possibly we don’t make our greatest transfer till we all know for certain what his state of affairs is.
Now the $100 million, it is smart, as a result of in the event you have a look at seven occasions 14, which you’d assume he’d be, probably the most he might get as an unrestricted free agent is 98 (million). So it makes quite a lot of sense for the Hurricanes to ensure they’re above that.
I’ll let you know a pair issues with out understanding precisely what the supply is. I’ll let you know a pair issues. I don’t imagine it’s eight occasions 14, and I don’t imagine it’s in that space. I additionally don’t imagine it’s eight occasions 12.5. I believe it’s a little bit bit larger. In order that’s the place I believe we’re.
And you recognize, as I mentioned, you recognize, the one factor that occurred with (Jake) Guentzel final 12 months was the it took the Hurricanes too lengthy to get the place Guentzel needed to go.
So, this explicit case, they’ve revered that Rantanen is in an emotional whirlwind, and nonetheless is. However they’ve put their stake within the floor, a giant one, and mentioned we’re severe. And we would like you to know we’re severe proper off the bat, and he is aware of. I believe that is now purely a matter of ready for Rantanen to make his determination someway.
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