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Around the NHL 2024-25 regular season Part II

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Friedman:

Closing in on Friday’s 3pm ET trade deadline with a quickie blog for a Wednesday night.
According to multiple sources, the Carolina Hurricanes are doing their Mikko Rantanen due diligence, checking out potential returns as either a rental or with an extension — assuming he’s willing to sign anywhere before July 1.
Among the teams believed to be very interested are Toronto, Dallas and Los Angeles — although that’s a ridiculously incomplete list. Who wouldn’t want him at a $2.3 million cap hit, if Carolina retained 50 per cent of Rantanen’s salary. But, a trade return would be much better for the Hurricanes if Rantanen agreed to extend with a new team, something else everyone’s trying to determine.
There are teams willing to step up in exchange for long-term security.
If Carolina does not like the offers, they can keep the winger and make a run. But they have opened the door and we will see where this goes.
 
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Patrik26 said:
He's flat out playing himself out of some big $ with how bad he's been with Carolina. Of course, if he does go UFA, some jackass will pay him anyway.
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If he turned down 100+ I’m sure he realizes other teams ain’t topping that so he isn’t worried about playing himself out of money

Zajacs Bowl Cut said:
Friedman:

Closing in on Friday’s 3pm ET trade deadline with a quickie blog for a Wednesday night.
According to multiple sources, the Carolina Hurricanes are doing their Mikko Rantanen due diligence, checking out potential returns as either a rental or with an extension — assuming he’s willing to sign anywhere before July 1.
Among the teams believed to be very interested are Toronto, Dallas and Los Angeles — although that’s a ridiculously incomplete list. Who wouldn’t want him at a $2.3 million cap hit, if Carolina retained 50 per cent of Rantanen’s salary. But, a trade return would be much better for the Hurricanes if Rantanen agreed to extend with a new team, something else everyone’s trying to determine.
There are teams willing to step up in exchange for long-term security.
If Carolina does not like the offers, they can keep the winger and make a run. But they have opened the door and we will see where this goes.
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If he extends here reasonable cap hit give the canes what they want. Would be 3-4 pieces
 
Brooklyndevil said:
I think it’s all about the money. Can’t blame him. With the cap going up I can see the Rangers making an offer.
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Doesn't even have to be all about the money - he was in the Colorado organization for nearly a decade and the reports I've seen seem to indicate he was completely caught off-guard by the trade. He's gonna make bank on his next deal no matter what and has already pulled in $55M on his previous contract.

Carolina is a good landing spot in general, but he really doesn't owe them any loyalty just because they traded for him without talking to him or his agent ahead of time. I can understand Rantanen wanting to test the market at this point and I wouldn't blame him. He's going to be in high demand and the cap is going up so he can have his choice of just about any market and still pull in a very good salary.
 
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Brooklyndevil said:
I think it’s all about the money. Can’t blame him. With the cap going up I can see the Rangers making an offer.
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I think that's particularly true since he was shocked by the trade. He probably felt there was a relationship built with Colorado, and if they could trade him, what real assurance does he have anywhere else? Better to go negotiate the best deal he can - in all ways: location, money, trade / movement protection, etc. No use just trusting someone else with your future.
 
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