Do Avs still trade Rantanen if they know he ends up in Dallas?

[SeanMoneyHands]

If the Avs and stars face each other in the playoffs, the Avs now have the dogs to shutdown Rantanen (Nelson and Coyle). Good response by Avs management.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Rantanen will get booed in Carolina until the day he retires.

It will be classless for Caniacs to do that. They better give Rantanen a standing O and have a nice video tribute ready for his much anticipated return.

 

[Silky Johnson]

Says the guy who can’t even spell MacKinnon.

Oops. Perils of typing quickly on a mobile device is being attacked by the HF spelling police.

Point still remains and unaddressed by you. Do you have a hockey opinion or do you just get a kick out of being pedantic on the internet.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Oops. Perils of typing quickly on a mobile device is being attacked by the HF spelling police.

Point still remains and unaddressed by you. Do you have a hockey opinion or do you just get a kick out of being pedantic on the internet.

You’re assuming you had a point.

 

[flyfysher]

Oops. Perils of typing quickly on a mobile device is being attacked by the HF spelling police.

Point still remains and unaddressed by you. Do you have a hockey opinion or do you just get a kick out of being pedantic on the internet.

Rants is an elite winger when he wants to be. He also doesn’t move his feet in the offensive zone and wasn’t playing to the fullest extent of his abilities. That had gone on for too long. He can be a truly dominant force in terms of driving play. That stopped. For $12M+/year that was too much especially because it hindered the team’s ability to gain more depth and the team was becoming unbalanced. I won’t dispute Rants’ talent. I think he will do well for the Stars and with the raise in the salary cap it’s a good move for their team. But don’t discount the observations of Avs forum posters. These are people that have followed Rants for a very long time, some before he was drafted, and they are giving you an honest, unvarnished insight into some of the downsides of his play. That doesn’t mean he’s not elite. He certainly is an elite asset. But you also have to find the right situation for a player. Look at Nuke. I don’t think Rants gift as a finisher and scoring winger was suited to the Canes’ system.

As for Rants being on the Stars now, so what? The Avs will have to face him on an ongoing basis just like they did with Staz, ROR and Duchene. It happens. I’m sure the Avs players will quickly adjust. Some fans get over the trade sooner than others. I’m thrilled with the Avs roster post-TDL compared to before.

I’d trade Rants again in a heartbeat even knowing he’d end up with the Stars. No big deal.