Mikko Rantanen Appreciation Thread

[The Moops]

I'm retired at 55

Dude is really having a mental crisis rn. Sometimes I forget why I blocked him, but then I read 5 of his messages and then remember why

 

[Sea Eagles]

Guys, everyone's disappointed we lost in the first round, and feelings are mixed about Mikko's amazing playoff run here, but let's all remember we are a community, and want exactly the same thing Let's all be nice and kind to each other. There's much more serious issues in the world to be negative to each other about.

Remember, through it all we are AVS fam, and we stick together, through thick or thin.

This disappointment will drive the team next season.

 

[ahmedou]

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Rule Number One: You always keep the dawgs.... #96

But what he didn't say was
Rule Number Two: You're only a dawg when you win a championship.
Rule Number Three: A championship lasts one summer. After which, you are no longer a dawg.

Rule Number Three is the bitch. Not one single player on our team is a dawg anymore. Hell, they're not even a bunch of daisies, bowing out in the first round and second round like they do. More like annoying dandelions for other teams to mow over.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[Balthazar]

 

[LOFIN]

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IIRC Pärssinen also said, that Rantanen was one of the most vocal guys in the room and constantly making jokes.

 

[Avs_19]

 

[AvsMakar08]

I can't imagine that some reporter or tweeter even said Jamming down Colorado's throat. I know we sometimes clash with each other but to say something like that is pretty nasty.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I can't imagine that some reporter or tweeter even said Jamming down Colorado's throat. I know we sometimes clash with each other but to say something like that is pretty nasty.

So much gets lost in translation and the fact that journalists are paid for clicks not trustworthiness should lead everyone to not believe what they see represented until they have actually verified it through multiple sources. Currently, I require three different sources... but considering how quickly AI is proliferating I should probably up it to four or five sources or have a better definition of what constitutes a source.

I will say some of the AI reels my wife has shown me with Mikko just absolutely brutilizing the Avs with filthy language has been absolutely hysterical. The sad thing is that they are so lifelike. My friends, we are sailing into an area of human history that would have been marked on ancient maps as "Here be dragons".

 

[AvsMakar08]

So much gets lost in translation and the fact that journalists are paid for clicks not trustworthiness should lead everyone to not believe what they see represented until they have actually verified it through multiple sources. Currently, I require three different sources... but considering how quickly AI is proliferating I should probably up it to four or five sources or have a better definition of what constitutes a source.

I will say some of the AI reels my wife has shown me with Mikko just absolutely brutilizing the Avs with filthy language has been absolutely hysterical. The sad thing is that they are so lifelike. My friends, we are sailing into an area of human history that would have been marked on ancient maps as "Here be dragons".

Yep, I feel you. With 12 minutes left and up 2-0. I still cant believe it.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Yep, I feel you. With 12 minutes left and up 2-0. I still cant believe it.

Oh no, I completely believe the Avs choke late in games. That is not, or should not, be hard for an follower of the Avs to see. The Avs have one game in the last decade where they defended a lead properly... that was the third period of Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals.

It's more about the journalists and how much we can trust them. If they are talking about the Avs you can almost gaurantee they are talking shit or the wheels are already in motion for it being done. The Avs did not discuss going after Mitts, they didn't discuss going after Brock. Hell, they didn't even discuss going after Kadri. Fact is, if a reporter is talking about the Avs... the Avs are probably shutting down whatever it was they were discussing.

As for this game... I still blame one and only one person. Jared Bednar. The man with the plan. The man who tells who when to get on the ice and what to do while out there. How anyone blames any player or General Manager for this shit show is beyond me.

The fact that CMac redoubled his wagon to Bednar now has me on the fire CMac train. This is his second coach, and much like his first coach... nothing is going to change. I just wish we could flash forward to the point where we fire CMac and allow Cogliano to hire his own new HC.

 

[Snow Arc]

I baked these 'Mikko for Conn Smyth' cookies, want one?

 

[Spilot23]

I baked these 'Mikko for Conn Smyth' cookies, want one?

I'm pretty sure they taste like sh** !

 

[Snow Arc]

I'm pretty sure they taste like sh** !

I got key chains and coasters too

 

[The Merchant]

Rantanen was optimistic something would work out this season to keep him with the Avalanche.

"It was a weird situation overall. Negotiations were going on with Colorado. Six weeks before the deadline, we were negotiating," he recalled. "I felt at that time that I needed to go talk to the front office, face to face. I told them I'll be flexible. That I want to play here for a long time.

"Then a couple days later, they traded me. So that was emotional."

The Hurricanes sent forward Martin Necas, at the time their leading scorer, to Colorado in a package for Rantanen. When the Hurricanes reached out before the trade to explore a sign-and-trade with Rantanen, he told them his focus was on staying in Colorado.

"They still did the trade. That was their decision," he said.

"Somehow the deal should have probably gotten done in Colorado. It didn't. So he's like, 'I'm trying to prove that I'm elite world class,'" Smith said.

"If you want to say he's a mission, I can understand that. Look all the way around the room. Everybody's got something that they want to prove to everybody and prove about themselves. Right now, [Mikko is] trying to prove that, 'Hey, I'm worth it.'"

 

[the_fan]

There is no question Mikko is an elite talent, but why is it that he always needs some kind of an excuse or motivation to perform at 100% and give it his all?

 

[expatriatedtexan]

There is no question Mikko is an elite talent, but why is it that he always needs some kind of an excuse or motivation to perform at 100% and give it his all?

It's not his talent that is in question.

It's his f***ing heart and willingness to do what he's doing for 82 regular season games as well as the playoffs.

Mikko is a world-class player but he lacks consistency in presence.

 

[AvsWraith]

Mikko probably should've led with "I'm flexable, and I want to be here for a long time." at the beginning of the negotiations instead of: [paraphrasing] "The cap is going up, and I want Leon Draisaitl money!" He'd probably still be here if he did.

 

[the_fan]

Mikko was given the chance to do what he’s currently doing for Dallas which is carrying play, doing things on his own, actually he’s pretty much carrying the Stars.

He didn’t do that all season with the Avs. He was put on 2nd line to help Mitts and that line produce, he didn’t do that. I think that’s what drove him out of Colorado.

I would think if he played the way he’s playing right now, drove that 2nd line with Mitts, he’d be re-signed at his asking price. It just sucks the way the whole thing worked out

 

[CobraAcesS]

Hate this thread

His play lately is just further proof he was being a lazy complacent shit while asking for the moon.

f*** him

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Hate this thread

His play lately is just further proof he was being a lazy complacent shit while asking for the moon.

f*** him

I'd rather not.

As displeased as I am with the guy, he's still a Moose and I don't need that in my butt.