Category: Mikko Rantanen
NHL Network Analyst Makes Wild, Bold Prediction on Avalanche
Devon ToewsWith Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen up front and Cale Makar and Devon Toews on the blueline, the Colorado Avalanche certainly have star power. But they're also starting this season without key support players Valeri Nichushkin, Gabriel Landeskog, and Artturi Lehkonen. Landeskog has missed the...
Read moreCentral Notes: Rantanen, Nichushkin, Hellebuyck, Crouse
Meghan AngleyAll signs indicate the Colorado Avalanche will enter the 2024-25 regular season without an extension ironed out with one of their star forwards, Mikko Rantanen. The organization isn’t concerned about Rantanen reaching unrestricted free agency next summer with Meghan Angley of Guerilla Sports reporti...
Read moreLab #74: The Final Countdown
Cal RitchieOne more week until regular season hockey! The 74th installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available on your preferred Podcast platform! Don't forget to download our new episode and give us a follow! This installment is the last episode before the regular season, and we have you...
Read morePreseason Recap: Avalanche fall 6-1 to Vegas and trim 10 from the roster
Colorado AvalanchePhoto by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Now there are 30 hopefuls for Avalanche opening night. For preseason game number four the Colorado Avalanche beefed up their roster a bit more than the bare bones offerings of the past week. It was the preseason debut for Avalanche st...
Read moreAvalanche Notes: Rantanen, Landeskog, Lehkonen, Annunen
Mikko RantanenWhen asked about a potential contract extension, star Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen has shared that he plans to stay in Denver for the foreseeable future and that the business side of things will sort itself out, per Aarif Deen of Mile High Sports. Rantanen is coming off yet another caree...
Read moreAvs should re-sign Mikko Rantanen, but when will it happen?
ColoradoStephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Losing Mikko Rantanen would lead to more harm than good with recent back-to-back 100-point seasons. The cap situation is getting tighter by the day, but Mikko Rantanen will likely remain with the Colorado Avalanche. Why Rantanen Will/Should St...
Read moreEvening Notes: Rantanen, Binnington, Sundqvist
David PastrnakEvan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now writes about the impact that Leon Draisaitl’s new contract will have on Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen’s next deal. The 27-year-old Rantanen shares an agent with Draisaitl but appears unlikely to match the $14MM AAV that Draisaitl recently agreed to. Davi...
Read moreAvalanche, Mikko Rantanen Expected To Ramp Up Extension Talks Soon
Evan RawalThe Colorado Avalanche have already engaged in extension talks with 2025-pending free agent Mikko Rantanen, though the star winger expects talks will gain a lot more momentum when the team comes back together. He spoke about next season and his looming contract with the Finnish news outlet Turan San...
Read moreMHH Roundtable: 2024-25 Bold Predictions
Nathan MacKinnonPhoto by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images Find out how right -- or wrong -- we will be! Before the 2024-25 Colorado Avalanche training camp and season begins, we are putting our favorite segment from our Mile High Hockey Lab podcast on paper — Bold Predictions! What are you...
Read moreWest Notes: Georgiev, Vatrano, Maroon
Gabriel LandeskogNotes from the West including why an early extension for Alexandar Georgiev is unlikely, a comparable for Frank Vatrano's next deal, and more.
Read moreNo, Colorado is not becoming the Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado AvalanchePhoto by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s debunk a claim that’s floated around a bit with a Rantanen extension on the horizon. With the off-season being in full swing, we got a piece of Colorado Avalanche-related news earlier this week, and it seems like...
Read moreGeorgiev’s Avalanche Future in Doubt After 2024-25
New York RangersWith most of the 2024-25 roster construction completed, the Colorado Avalanche can look to next summer and beyond. While Mikko Rantanen, Jonathan Drouin, and Logan O’Connor are three notable names…
Read moreNHL Rumors: Western Conference Questions, including Jets Rutger McGroarty
Colorado AvalancheSome offseason questions for some Western Conference teams. Will the Winnipeg Jets find a trade partner for Rutger McGroarty?
Read moreNHL Rumors: Western Conference Questions, including Jets Rutger McGroarty
Dallas StarsSome offseason questions for some Western Conference teams. Will the Winnipeg Jets find a trade partner for Rutger McGroarty?
Read moreAvalanche Need to Extend Mikko Rantanen Before Offseason is Over
Colorado AvalancheMikko Rantanen is in a pretty good spot. He’s put together back-to-back 100-point seasons, gets to play alongside the Hart Trophy winner in Nathan MacKinnon, and looks primed to cash…
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