[COL, CAR, CHI] Rantanen-Hall to CAR, Necas-Drury-25 2nd-26 4th to COL, Chi 25 3rd to Chi (Ret 50% on Mikko)

[LOFIN]

Yeah on the ice during games. Like not moving their feet, not engaging defensively or physically. Looking for the easy points.

In short, the complete opposite of how Lehkonen, another Finn, plays.

Yeah sure. Some of that is just the style of his play, it doesn't make sense for him to go all out with blinders on like Lehkonen, but instead try to find space and assess the ice as a whole. But there really isn't an excuse to be that disconnected and disinterested defensively.

 

[famicommander]

Scoreless effort with 4 giveaways from Mikko in an OT win today

 

[weremarkar]

Scoreless effort with 4 giveaways from Mikko in an OT win today

Oh no!

 

[flyfysher]

Oh no!

It wouldn’t surprise me if the Stars and Nill eventually trade Rants to the VGK once they realize he’s not the same player now without Mack and Cale.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I agree with this. The issue for Dallas, however, is how do you justify an 80 point player with a $12M salary?

You retain 50% and trade his ass back to Colorado for a 7th. And then vow never to speak of the situation again.

 

[Foppa2118]

You guys all know I was a big Mikko fan and I thought we would never trade him, but it just very well might be that the most of his point production was him playing next to Nate. He has combined 19 games played with Canes and Stars and has 10 points. That’s a 43 point pace.

He probably won't match his production in Colorado. He's older, Dallas doesn't have the same talent around him, and their system isn't as tailor made for offense.

I think it will all come down to what center he plays with. He plays with a great center he clicks with, maybe he can get 90+ points, perhaps 50 goals. He plays with a good center maybe 80-90. The closer to 80 points the more overpaid he'll be.

But if we were rightly emphasizing patience with Brock, because he played 14 years in Long Island, than the same should apply at least a little bit to Mikko after playing almost 10 years in Colorado, and with a lot more of a chaotic whirlwind of emotions and trades than Brock went through.

 

[BobRossColton]

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[forsbergavs32]

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