Rumor: Hurricanes could look to flip Rantanen if he doesn’t extend by the deadline

[creg]

What could the cat's reasonably offer that wouldn't get immediately outbid? They're short on picks and have one of the worst prospect pools in the league, not to mention that I think it's doubtful Carolina would be excited to trade in division.

This feels like the perfect move for LA, especially if they're thinking about moving on from Clarke

 

[bleedgreen]

Banter between two friends means nothing LOL

Of course it was a shock

You’re not listening. They asked Aho if he was surprised the trade happened and he said no and that he specifically asked Rants if a trade was possible a few days earlier and Rants told him that he and his agent had just left a meeting with the Avs where it was obvious he could get traded. He told Aho he could definitely be traded like two days before it happened.

Rants was 0% “blindsided” by the trade aside from the destination.

Common sense also suggests that he and his agent in advance had honest talks about how requesting 13-14 million from a team with two huge contact players in front of him was probably getting him traded.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Carolina hasn’t been afraid of rentals, internal or external. Hamilton, Trocheck, Pesce, Skjei and Guentzel have walked in recent years. Trading Rantanen to avoid “losing him for nothing” is unlikely.

The Canes historically replace pieces that leave in free agency with other free agents at the same position. Hamilton, for example, was swapped with DeAngelo. Skjei and Pesce was swapped for Gostisbehere and Walker. Trocheck was swapped, on net, for Kotkaniemi. Considering that they will have almost $50 million in cap space if Rantanen chooses to sign elsewhere, they will have no problem replacing Rantanen in the offseason if they have to.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

aho and rantanen gave an interview in finnish where aho mentioned texting rantanen to ask if a trade was possible a handful of days before the trade actually happened, so the "total shock" angle is pretty much proven false

How does that prove it false tho

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

What could the cat's reasonably offer that wouldn't get immediately outbid? They're short on picks and have one of the worst prospect pools in the league, not to mention that I think it's doubtful Carolina would be excited to trade in division.

This feels like the perfect move for LA, especially if they're thinking about moving on from Clarke

Lundell and Ekblad could get it done, potentially. Panthers would have to have a deadline deal in place for a RHD to make that work, though.

 

[Avs2022]

He's going to sign back with the Avs in the off season for 10million a year. Maybe 9million of Mac has a "talk" with him.

Just move him already, he doesn't want to be there. Stop torturing him. With that being said I think LA makes a big push for him.

I hope he goes to LA. I'm an Avs fan who lives in Southern California. Wife is a huge Kings fan so we go to a bunch of Kings games.

 

[OVO16]

If not the leafs, hoping he goes to the Kings too.

The kings missing piece is an offensive gamebreaker like Rantanen. Might be the piece that gets them past the Oilers

 

[jonlin]

Lundell and Ekblad could get it done, potentially. Panthers would have to have a deadline deal in place for a RHD to make that work, though.

I assume Lundell is an absolute no-starter for Panthers. Signed for 5M through 2030. It a bargain contract for a 2C and Im betting he is not available for a rental.

 

[TLEH]

I would imagine he tests the market and my guess is Carolina just keeps him and makes a run.

This talk of Knies or Lundell for a guy months from UFA who is only getting dealt if he won’t sign is straight up lunacy.

 

[Gentle Man]

The only way Florida gets him is if he says that's the only place he will extend