Rumor: Rantanen Extension is Close???

[LTCPain75]

Just putting this out there as the supposed "closeness" Jesse references (if accurate) for a Rantanen extension sorta surprised me

https://x.com/i/web/status/1814084490253451696

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[dahrougem2]

Lol f***

 

[Avs_19]

Jesse better be right.

Throw in a full NMC for the first 5 years or so and we can end the trade stuff for good.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Maybe it is a sign and trade.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Well, it was about time we got some news about this.

 

[Vaslof]

Praise be to the cap increase.

 

[henchman21]

Just hopefully less than 13 and ideally under 12.

 

[Frenchy]

I hope it's under or close to what MacKinnon is making . It would be nice if the Avs could get a discount.

 

[Frenchy]

Maybe it is a sign and trade.

say it with me :

Brady Tkachuk

 

[The Merchant]

It's only fair for him to take a $100k discount for every shot wide last season

 

[hockeyfish]

Didn't see we made a thread for this. My prediction, 11,969,969.

 

[avalanche_country]

Mack cap

 

[Balthazar]

8 X 12.5M is my guess

 

[the_fan]

96 X 96,000,000

 

[BobRossColton]

Didn't see we made a thread for this. My prediction, 11,969,969.

Right under 12 for the win..

 

[The Pwnerer]

Once that contract kicks in, you can kiss our contender window goodbye.

 

[jabubenice]

Lol f***

my sentiment exactly

 

[RECKLESS]

8 x 12

= 96

 

[Mighty Makar]

8 x 12

= 96

This is my guess, too.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Will it come with an NST clause? No Summer Training

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

I was told (by the voices in my head) a few weeks ago that Rantanen was going to be an easy deal to get done. Both sides didn't want a ridiculous length and money contract.

 

[ANewHope]

If they pay him more than MacK it'll be bad. Anything under 12 will be a steal. 12.5 long term is likely viewed as a win by both sides.

If he pushes for full value Avs are in trouble.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Just hopefully less than 13 and ideally under 12.

Yeah, I have a feeling it'll be 11.5 - 12.5 but will not be one bit surprised if it's higher.

But for me, I saw a pretty steep decline in his play (not necessarily point), but in his effect on the game in any way other than hitting a one-timer from the right circle. He doesn't forecheck, when he backchecks it's hilarious how slow he can skate at times. He's a freaking one-time slap-shot miracle man though, so I really, really would want to keep him. The problem is I don't think he's very far from falling completely off a cliff. So the news of 7-8 years is extremely unsettling for me. For 7-8 years, I don't think I'd go much over 10M. I'd sign him to 10 years at 9.6M if he was willing to forgo movement protection.

If he'd be willing to sign for 4 years, then screw it I'd give him the world, but I do not want his ass here once he starts to fall off a cliff at a price point anywhere near Nates. It's not the dollar amount that bothers me, it's the length of the contract. To go that high, we really should only pay him for the years we reasonable think he can perform at the level for. I know we want to reward our guys, but Mikko was also the first RFA we gave a huge contract too. He was on the cutting edge of making the second contracts explode in value. If we are contemplating handing out a contract that will age like two week old milk, then we should also seriously take into account the fact that he was the first RFA in our organization to get a market value contract rather than a severely depressed RFA second contract as was the custom for the league until that point in time.

say it with me :

Brady Tkachuk

From your mouth to the flying spaghetti monster's ears.

 

[The Kingslayer]

7x11

 

[TruePowerSlave]

About time, it's by far the most important piece of business remaining in the offseason