In an interview, Mikko Rantanen revealed his reaction a day after the Colorado Avalanche traded him to the Carolina Hurricanes. On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Colorado Avalanche surprised the whole National Hockey League when they agreed on the terms of a trade involving the Finnish superstar Mikko Rantanen.
Following the Rangers practice on Saturday, Peter Laviolette briefly talked about the blockbuster trade involving Mikko Rantanen.
The Rangers are now the heavy favorites to acquire J.T. Miller after the Hurricanes traded for Mikko Rantanen.
The New York Rangers spent Saturday afternoon practicing for the Colorado Avalanche, rooting for their next opponent to earn a regulation win over the Boston Bruins and preparing for two players slightly sooner than expected.
There’s around six weeks for the Rangers to alter their roster — with J.T. Miller still in Vancouver — after the team made significant changes in December with the trades of Jacob Trouba, their captain, and Kaapo Kakko.
The Hurricanes, in their history, have never traded for an in-his-prime superstar like Mikko Rantanen. This changes everything.
The Carolina Hurricanes acquired forwards Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-team trade Friday night.
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.
New Carolina Hurricanes winger Mikko Rantanen is giving his two cents about being traded from the Colorado Avalanche.
David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat Colorado 3-1 on Saturday, a day after the Avalanche traded star winger Mikko Rantanen.
As part of Will Borgen’s deal, he has a no-movement clause the rest of 2024-25, then partial trade protection for most of the rest of the deal, per a source. 2025-26: Full no-trade 2026-27: 15 team no-trade lost 2027-28: 10 team NT list 2028-29: 6 team NT list 2029-30: none https://t.co/3U6lQ3NKw6