Confirmed Trade: [CAR/COL/CHI] Mikko Rantanen (50%), Taylor Hall, Nils Juntorp to CAR; Martin Necas, Jack Drury, '25 2nd, '26 4th to COL; '25 3rd to CHI for retention

[AvatarAang]

Colorado would be better if it flipped Necas for JT Miller.

Van could take Necas in trade and then sign Mitch Marner next year

lol nucks fans still think their team is going to improve after trading miller

Necas and Marner?

 

[McFlyingV]

lmao.....ok. based off what?



as a nucks fan, thought ur value was accurate

Based off what? Uh how about the lack of evidence supporting successful returns to elite sport after this surgery. Do you even know anything about meniscus replacement surgery or the literature that exists?

 

[The don godfather]

Who is a comparable for Necas?

Zacha.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

I'll also say.. the big loser is Chicago here. I'm not seeing the gain and think they could've used the cap space for more.

I’m not saying it’s a huge win but they did Hall a solid by trading him to a contender, Voided the risk of him getting hurt, and re-acquired their own 3rd rounder (1st or 2nd of the round.). Basically the same value as a late 2nd.

Getting their 3rd back also gives them the ability to offer sheet another player in the $4M to $10M range.

 

[Czechboy]

My mind is blown.

I encourage Avs fans to avoid checking Necas's shooting percentage when he was among the league leaders in goals/points. Also recommend you not check his playoff numbers.

I'd recommend watching him play in 2024/25.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

I don't follow. Why in the world would Colorado do this?

Help me out here Avs fans because trades like this don't just happen.

 

[Justicebork]

I'd recommend watching him play in 2024/25.

Yes. He was awesome in October and November. He couldn't miss. And that was really the reason we got off to that blistering start.

He will be missed in Raleighwood.

 

[Unsustainable]

MacK and Necas together will be insane speeds, 3on3 MacK, Necas, Makar is going to be stupid

 

[KingPuckChoo]

That's quite an expensive 3rd rd pick for Chicago

 

[McFlyingV]

I don't follow. Why in the world would Colorado do this?

Help me out here Avs fans because trades like this don't just happen.

Colorado wasn't willing to pay one of the best wingers in the league like one of the best wingers in the league because they're dead set on Mack being the highest paid player on the team. Or something to that tune.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

No it's not, as much as I love Rants he is nowhere near what Sakic or Forsberg means

Rantanen has been a huge part of the Avs core for the last decade. You don't let go of superstars who just put up back to back 100+ pt seasons unless the return is too good to turn down. I think this one will sting for Avs fans. The Avs are no longer the offensive juggernaut that they once were.

Avs should have been asking for Svechnikov instead of Necas.

 

[Rschmitz]

I wonder what Rantanen will command if he hits the open market. Not much available this summer, could reach max?

 

[SimpleJack]

That's quite an expensive 3rd rd pick for Chicago

Probably working on more/separate deals with the Avs. Plus another poster above did a good job explaining the Hawks perspective here. I do admit at first it definitely seems confusing/odd.

 

[Tahoeblue]

Let the games begin! Things just got serious as teams will be jockeying to respond.

 

[Czechboy]

Yes. He was awesome in October and November. He couldn't miss. And that was really the reason we got off to that blistering start.

He will be missed in Raleighwood.

One shitty patch. And it was shitty.lol That's it. 11 lousy days.

 

[Bouboumaster]

WTF this trade

 

[Alienblood]

Landeskog's last year and they aren't winning without him.

He's coming back

 

[Captain Controversy]

Colorado wasn't willing to pay one of the best wingers in the league like one of the best wingers in the league because they're dead set on Mack being the highest paid player on the team. Or something to that tune.

Yeah, I'm not sure what the thought process was on this. Replacing Rantanens offense is gonna be challenging.

 

[SimpleJack]

I actually think the Avs were smart to trade away Rantanen and replace him/the $$ he would have cost to keep with multiple other pieces to fill out the depth instead. Can’t have too many giant contracts on one roster.

 

[izzy]

I need to hear it Izzy! Just yell, i'm a fixed link (and a short drive) away

may god bless you or something

 

[gach]

The biggest mystery here is Chicago retaining 50% of Rantanen’s contract AND trading Hall… for a 3rd. What was Hall’s value? What was the value of retaining 50% on Rantanen? How are the two combined only worth a 3rd?

This is just a guess but you can only have 50 contracts and Chicago wants room as they have young guys to sign before season is over. These young guys would probably play in Rockford

 

[Kurtz]

Rantanen has been a huge part of the Avs core for the last decade. You don't let go of superstars who just put up back to back 100+ pt seasons unless the return is too good to turn down. I think this one will sting for Avs fans. The Avs are no longer the offensive juggernaut that they once were.

Avs should have been asking for Svechnikov instead of Necas.

Svech+Mac would be an exciting line.

 

[Alienblood]

McFarlane is an idiot lost the best player in the trade just pay the damn man one of the best wingers in the league is worth tha tmoney.

They have a better player in Nuke making a lot less

 

[Jixer19]

Rantanen has been a huge part of the Avs core for the last decade. You don't let go of superstars who just put up back to back 100+ pt seasons unless the return is too good to turn down. I think this one will sting for Avs fans. The Avs are no longer the offensive juggernaut that they once were.

Avs should have been asking for Svechnikov instead of Necas.

Giving Rants 14M+ a year was not the play from the Avs point of view, he is not worth that when you have Makar right behind then using that as a "base" and adding a million or two because he is worth that much more than Rants. Avs went the depth route, shall see what else they have planned

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Wow, that's an amazing deal for Colorado.

I don't know what Carolina is doing with this trade. Like sure, they got the best player for this year, but they gave up Necas for a rental? I know he only has one additional year, but I still think that's a valuable part of the equation.

If they re-sign Rantanen, I guess it becomes a lot more palatable, but it would seem that if you're Carolina the plan is to get a lot better and not get a little better. Yeah, Rantanen is a great player, but Necas is pretty good. That's a loss for them without a doubt.

The rest of the deal is basically just whatever. Not much important was involved.

Think Colorado made the most of a bad situation.