Confirmed with Link: [Col/Chi/Car] Rantanen (50% by Chicago), Hall, Nils Juntorp to Car - Drury, Necas, 2nd, 4th to Avs, 3rd round pick to Chicago

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I'm just glad we aren't seeing his historical second half Performances.

If he can play the last 40 like the first 40 that will be a big boon to the club.

In 53 games he’s one goal away from exactly matching his G-A-P from what he did last year in 79. That’s pretty good.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

I think it boils down to fit. Beating 98 mil is the easy part, the harder part is convincing Rants that this is the spot he wants to stay for 8 years.

Agreed. I was thinking $14M x 7 is about the best offer he'd get on the free market right now. Maybe $15M if a team has oodles of capspace, but that's unlikely, especially with Drai getting $14M. Rantanen is not better than Draisaitl.

$14x7 is something we could match easily on a 7 year deal, or just offer $14x8, or get a discount. $12.5Mx8 seems like the reasonable middle ground for everyone, but maybe Rantanen will argue he wants a higher AAV to get closer to 14. Fortunately we're well structured to handle that. I imagine Tulsky will want to watch how Rantanen looks in the system for the whole rest of the season and playoffs before negotiating an extension.