Confirmed Trade: [DAL/CAR] Mikko Rantanen (signs 8 years, $12M AAV) for Logan Stankoven, c. 2026 1st round, c. 2028 1st round, 2026 3rd round, 2027 3rd round

[SeanMoneyHands]

Rantanen needs at least 10-15 games to get used to his new home and new linemates. So nobody should be judging him until after he settles in. I expect him to catch fire before the playoffs. Put him with Johnston who is on fire right now. Johnston is a superstar in the making.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Yeah Tulsky is a genius for getting Rantanen for a few weeks just to make sure he could trade for Stankoven and Jankowski

Actually Tulsky wanted Stankoven from the start and asked Nill what he would want in return…
And Nill asked for Rantanen.
“Don’t you know he is on a different team in the Central?”
- “Make it happen…”
“It will cost a couple of firsts and some change.”
-“Okay, that’s fair. Colorado would never trade him directly to us…”

True story.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Rantanen all but admitting he phoned it in in Carolina really soured the entire situation. Like, I get the initial trade was shocking and if he didn’t want to stay, that’s his right. But to half-ass the performance and poison the locker room in the process, that’s some prima donna shit. Glad he’s gone and glad Tulsky got a few good players that out more effort in their 1 game than Rantanen did in his 13